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detection of antibodies against norovirus genogroup giv in carnivores.

noroviruses (novs) resembling human nov genotype giv (alphatron-like) have recently been detected in carnivores. by using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay based on baculovirus-expressed capsid protein vp1 of lion strain ggiv.2/pistoia/387/06/ita, nov-specific antibodies were detected in cats (16.11%) and dogs (4.8%), demonstrating that these animals are exposed to infections caused by novs.