Sapovirus

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Sapoviruses (abbreviated SaV) are caliciviruses that together with the noroviruses, are the most important cause of acute viral gastroenteritis in humans.[1] The type species is the Sapporo virus. The virus is named after Sapporo, Japan where the virus was first realized during an outbreak in an orphanage. It generally only causes mild gastroenteritis in young children.

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  1. ^ Blanton LH, Adams SM, Beard RS, et al. (2006). "Molecular and epidemiological trends of caliciviruses associated with outbreaks of acute gastroenteritis in the United States, 2000–2004". J Infect Dis 193 (3): 413–21. 
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