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Emergence of the GII4/2006b variant and recombinant noroviruses in China.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Nov 2008
Jin Miao, Xie Hua-ping, Duan Zhao-jun, Liu Na, Zhang Qing, Wu Bing-shan, Li Hui-ying, Cheng Wei-xia, Yang Su-hua, Yu Jie-mei, Xu Zi-qian, Cui Shu-xian, Zhu Lin, Tan Ming, Jiang Xi, Fang Zhao-yin
Abstract excerpt
Noroviruses are an important cause of acute gastroenteritis. Increasing data showed that the GII-4 strains are predominant worldwide and new GII-4 variants emerge every 1-2 years causing major epidemics. Surveillance of gastroenteritis in hospitalized children under 5 years of age in China is described. Among 1,110 specimens, 114 (10.3%) were positive for noroviruses, which was higher than adenoviruses (7.6%),...
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