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ArticleHeliyon2021

Spread of genetically similar noroviruses in Bangkok, Thailand, through symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals.

Patcharaporn Boonyos, Michittra Boonchan, Benjarat Phattanawiboon, Nutthawan Nonthabenjawan, Ratana Tacharoenmuang, Ratigorn Gunpapong, Phakapun Singchai, Sompong Upchai, Pimpha Rungnobhakhun, Jutarat Mekmullica and 10 more

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Article in Heliyon, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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20 authors.

Patcharaporn BoonyosThailand-Japan Research Collaboration Center on Emerging and Re-emerging Infections, Nonthaburi, Thailand.
Michittra BoonchanThailand-Japan Research Collaboration Center on Emerging and Re-emerging Infections, Nonthaburi, Thailand.
Benjarat PhattanawiboonThailand-Japan Research Collaboration Center on Emerging and Re-emerging Infections, Nonthaburi, Thailand.
Nutthawan NonthabenjawanThailand-Japan Research Collaboration Center on Emerging and Re-emerging Infections, Nonthaburi, Thailand.
Ratana TacharoenmuangNational Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand.
Ratigorn GunpapongNational Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand.
Phakapun SingchaiNational Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand.
Sompong UpchaiNational Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand.
Pimpha RungnobhakhunBhumibol Adulyadej Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.
Jutarat MekmullicaBhumibol Adulyadej Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.
Worakarn TowayunantaPublic Health Center 41, Bangkok, Thailand.
Kobkool ChuntrakoolPublic Health Center 41, Bangkok, Thailand.
Karn NgaopravetPublic Health Center 41, Bangkok, Thailand.
Kriangsak RuchusatsawatNational Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand.
Somchai SangkitpornNational Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand.
Ballang UppapongNational Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand.
Eisuke MekadaResearch and Education Promotion Foundation, Bangkok, Thailand.
Yoshiharu MatsuuraResearch Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.
Masashi TatsumiThailand-Japan Research Collaboration Center on Emerging and Re-emerging Infections, Nonthaburi, Thailand.
Hiroto MizushimaThailand-Japan Research Collaboration Center on Emerging and Re-emerging Infections, Nonthaburi, Thailand.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Norovirus infection is a major cause of acute gastroenteritis, although some infected individuals are asymptomatic. GII.4 is the predominant genotype worldwide and, since 2000, has been the most prevalent in patients in Thailand with acute gastroenteritis. We screened stool samples for norovirus in 786 patients with acute gastroenteritis who were admitted to a hospital in Bangkok from 2017 to early 2019 and detected it in 136 specimens (17.3%). Eight and 124 specimens were positive for the GI and GII genogroups, respectively, and the remaining 4 specimens were double-positive. Nine genotypes (GI.3, GI.5, GII.2, GII.3, GII.4, GII.6, GII.8, GII.13, and GII.17) were identified from 140 strains, and 72 strains (51.4%) were GII.4. We had previously conducted a one-year survey of norovirus infection in residents of a community in Bangkok from May 2018 to April 2019 and found that a substantial portion of the residents were infected asymptomatically. The 9 genotypes identified in the patients were also commonly identified in the community residents. To investigate the relationship between noroviruses identified in the acute gastroenteritis patients and those identified in the community residents, phylogenetic tree analysis was conducted. Of the 9 genotypes, 8 showed similarities in both their genomic sequences and their deduced amino acid sequences. In addition, strain replacement of GI.3 was observed in both the patients and the community residents within the overlapping period. These results suggested that norovirus spreads efficiently to the community by simultaneously causing symptomatic and asymptomatic infections.

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Asymptomatic infectionNorovirusSymptomatic infection

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PMCPMC8566885

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