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Review
. 2008 Feb;5(2):e42.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0050042.

The evolution of norovirus, the "gastric flu"

Ben Lopman  1 , Maria Zambon, David W Brown
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Review

The evolution of norovirus, the "gastric flu"

Ben Lopman et al. PLoS Med. 2008 Feb.

Abstract

The authors discuss the implications of a new study that presents compelling data to show that norovirus evolution is driven by immune selection pressure.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Laboratory Reports of Norovirus-Positive Specimens in England and Wales, 1991 to 2006
Season-associated novel antigen variants of GII.4 are highlighted in orange.
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