Sapovirus
Sign in to saveSapovirus is a genetically diverse genus of single-stranded positive-sense RNA, non-enveloped viruses within the family Caliciviridae. Together with norovirus, sapoviruses are the most common cause of acute gastroenteritis (commonly called the "stomach flu" although it is not related to influenza) in humans and animals. It is a monotypic taxon containing only one species: Sapporo virus (Sapovirus sapporoense).
Species
GENUS
- KingdomViruses
- PhylumPisuviricota
- ClassPisoniviricetes
- OrderPicornavirales
- FamilyCaliciviridae
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Research
995 papers- Sapovirus: an emerging cause of childhood diarrhea.Current opinion in infectious diseases · 2020
- Sapovirus: an important cause of acute gastroenteritis in children.The Lancet. Child & adolescent health · 2019
- Sapovirus infection as another cause of persistent viral diarrhea: case series and review of the literature.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2024
- Global distribution of sporadic sapovirus infections: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2021
- Sapovirus: an emerging pathogen in kidney transplant recipients?Infection · 2024
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- Parent taxon
- Caliciviridae
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Encyclopedic overview
21 sectionsContents
- Transmission route and host susceptibility
- Symptoms
- Prevention
- In hospital settings
- Treatment
- Viral classification
- Structure and genome
- Laboratory diagnosis
- Nucleic acid detection methods
- Virus particle detection
- Antigen detection methods
- Replication cycle
- History
- Outbreaks
- December 2013
- June 2007
- Long term care facilities 2002–2009
- Associated diseases
- Animal viruses
- References
- External links
Sapovirus is a genetically diverse genus of single-stranded positive-sense RNA, non-enveloped viruses within the family Caliciviridae. Together with norovirus, sapoviruses are the most common cause of acute gastroenteritis (commonly called the "stomach flu" although it is not related to influenza) in humans and animals. It is a monotypic taxon containing only one species: Sapporo virus (Sapovirus sapporoense).
Natural hosts for the virus are humans and swine. The virus is transmitted through oral/fecal contact. Sapovirus commonly occurs in children and infants and therefore is often spread in nurseries and daycares; however, it has also been found in long-term care facilities. This could be due to a lack of personal hygiene and sanitation measures. Common symptoms include diarrhea and vomiting. The sapovirus was initially discovered in an outbreak of gastroenteritis in an orphanage in Sapporo, Japan, in 1977.
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