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Increase of GII.2 norovirus infections during the 2009-2010 season in Osaka City, Japan.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Mar 2012
Iritani Nobuhiro, Kaida Atsushi, Abe Niichiro, Sekiguchi Jun-Ichiro, Kubo Hideyuki, Takakura Koh-Ichi, Goto Kaoru, Ogura Hisashi, Seto Yoshiyuki
Abstract excerpt
During the 2009-2010 season, a significant numerical increase of genotype GII.2 norovirus (NoV)-associated outbreaks was observed in Osaka City, Japan. The most common genotype in that season was GII.2 (44.6%), followed by GII.4 (39.2%). Mostly, GII.2 strains were associated with outbreaks in children and with person-to-person contact. The National Infectious Disease Surveillance Center reported that GII.2 NoV...
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