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Indications for worldwide increased norovirus activity associated with emergence of a new variant of genotype II.4, late 2012.
Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin - 3 Jan 2013
van Beek J, Ambert-Balay K, Botteldoorn N, Eden J S, Fonager J, Hewitt J, Iritani N, Kroneman A, Vennema H, Vinjé J, White P A, Koopmans M
Abstract excerpt
Globally, surveillance systems showed an increasein norovirus activity in late 2012. Molecular datashared through the NoroNet network suggest thatthis increase is related to the emergence of a newnorovirus genotype II.4 variant, termed Sydney 2012.Healthcare institutions are advised to be prepared fora severe norovirus season.
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