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Identification of the novel Kawasaki 2014 GII.17 human norovirus strain in Italy, 2015.
Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin - 1 Jan 2015
Medici Maria Cristina, Tummolo Fabio, Calderaro Adriana, Chironna Maria, Giammanco Giovanni Maurizio, De Grazia Simona, Arcangeletti Maria Cristina, De Conto Flora, Chezzi Carlo, Martella Vito
Abstract excerpt
Surveillance of noroviruses in Italy identified the novel GII.17 human norovirus strain, Kawasaki 2014, in February 2015. This novel strain emerged as a major cause of gastroenteritis in Asia during 2014/15, replacing the pandemic GII.4 norovirus strain Sydney 2012, but being reported only sporadically elsewhere. This novel strain is undergoing fast diversification and continuous monitoring is important to...
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