ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS ASSOCIATED WITH NOROVIRUS GII.4 VARIANTS.

Background: Norovirus (NoV) is an important etiologic agent of acute gastroenteritis and infects individuals of all ages, especially children in Brazil and worldwide. NoV GII.4 was the most prevalent genotype worldwide because of your extensive genetic diversity.

Characterization of isolates of equine infectious anemia virus in Brazil.

Equine infectious anemia is an important infectious disease that affects equids worldwide. Control of the disease is currently based on detection of anti-p26 EIAV by Agar Gel Immunodiffusion (AGID). In this work, 62 animals were examined by AGID and nested-PCR using primers for the gag gene.

Human bocavirus in acute gastroenteritis in children in Brazil.

Epidemiological surveillance for Human Bocavirus (HBoV) was conducted on 105 fecal specimens from children with acute gastroenteritis in Bahia, Brazil. Among of a total 105 stool samples, 44 samples were positive for HBoV as detected by nested-PCR. Of the 44 positive samples, co-infections with other enteric viruses (Norovirus, Adenovirus, and Rotavirus) were found in 12 pediatric patients.

Monoclonal antibodies against Caprine arthritis-encephalitis virus epitopes in the p28 and p55(gag) viral proteins.

The genome of the Caprine Arthritis-Encephalitis Virus (CAEV) encodes the polycistronic precursor protein p55(gag). Proteolytic cleavage of p55(gag) generates the viral core proteins. Some studies suggest that the CAEV p55(gag) protein contains epitopes or antigenic determinants for these core proteins.