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The emergence and evolution of the novel epidemic norovirus GII.4 variant Sydney 2012.
Virology - 1 Feb 2014
Eden John-Sebastian, Hewitt Joanne, Lim Kun Lee, Boni Maciej F, Merif Juan, Greening Gail, Ratcliff Rodney M, Holmes Edward C, Tanaka Mark M, Rawlinson William D, White Peter A
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Norovirus is the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis with most infections caused by GII.4 variants. To understand the evolutionary processes that contribute to the emergence of GII.4 variants, we examined the molecular epidemiology of norovirus-associated acute gastroenteritis in Australia and New Zealand from 893 outbreaks between 2009 and 2012. Throughout the study GII.4 New Orleans 2009 was predominant;...
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