title: Bovine noroviruses: A missing component of calf diarrhoea diagnosis.
abstract: Noroviruses are RNA viruses that belong to the Genus Norovirus, Family Caliciviridae, and infect human beings and several animal species, including cattle. Bovine norovirus infections have been detected in cattle of a range of different ages throughout the world. Currently there is no suitable cell culture system for these viruses and information on their pathogenesis is limited. Molecular and serological tests have been developed, but are complicated by the high genetic and antigenic diversity of bovine noroviruses. Bovine noroviruses can be detected frequently in faecal samples of diarrhoeic calves, either alone or in association with other common enteric pathogens, suggesting a role for these viruses in the aetiology of calf enteritis.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Università degli studi di Teramo, Teramo, Italy.
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Di Felice
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Fundamental and Applied Research on Animal and Health Center, University of Liège, B-4000 Liège, Belgium. Electronic address: amauroy@ulg.ac.be.
authors.forename: Axel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mauroy
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Fundamental and Applied Research on Animal and Health Center, University of Liège, B-4000 Liège, Belgium.
authors.forename: Fabiana Dal
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Pozzo
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Fundamental and Applied Research on Animal and Health Center, University of Liège, B-4000 Liège, Belgium.
authors.forename: Damien
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Thiry
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Università degli studi di Teramo, Teramo, Italy.
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ceci
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Università degli studi di Teramo, Teramo, Italy.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Di Martino
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Università degli studi di Teramo, Teramo, Italy.
authors.forename: Fulvio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Marsilio
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Fundamental and Applied Research on Animal and Health Center, University of Liège, B-4000 Liège, Belgium.
authors.forename: Etienne
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Thiry
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017250:Caliciviridae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D029322:Norovirus; D016865:Reassortant Viruses
keywords: Bovine noroviruses; Diagnosis; Diarrhoea; Molecular epidemiology