Norovirus infections in symptomatic and asymptomatic food handlers in Japan.

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Published in J Clin Microbiol on October 10, 2007

Authors

Kazuhiro Ozawa1, Tomoichiro Oka, Naokazu Takeda, Grant S Hansman

Author Affiliations

1: Chubu Food and Environmental Safety Center, Shizuoka, Tokyo, Japan.

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