Norovirus GII.P16/GII.2–Associated Gastroenteritis, China, 2016

Norovirus GII.P16/GII.2–Associated Gastroenteritis, China, 2016

During October–December 2016, the number of norovirus outbreaks in China increased sharply from the same period during the previous 4 years. We identified a recombinant norovirus strain, GII.P16-GII.2, as the cause of 44 (79%) of the 56 outbreaks, signaling that this strain could replace the predomi...

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Main Authors: Yuanyun Ao, Jinjin Wang, Hua Ling, Yaqing He, Xiaogeng Dong, Xuan Wang, Jingyao Peng, Hailong Zhang, Miao Jin, Zhaojun Duan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
gastroenteritis
norovirus
recombinant
GII.P16/GII.2
viruses
China
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/7/17-0034_article

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