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Rapid emergence and predominance of a broadly recognizing and fast-evolving norovirus GII.17 variant in late 2014.
Nature communications - 2 Dec 2015
Chan Martin C W, Lee Nelson, Hung Tin-Nok, Kwok Kirsty, Cheung Kelton, Tin Edith K Y, Lai Raymond W M, Nelson E Anthony S, Leung Ting F, Chan Paul K S
Abstract excerpt
Norovirus genogroup II genotype 4 (GII.4) has been the predominant cause of viral gastroenteritis since 1996. Here we show that during the winter of 2014-2015, an emergent variant of a previously rare norovirus GII.17 genotype, Kawasaki 2014, predominated in Hong Kong and outcompeted contemporary GII.4 Sydney 2012 in hospitalized cases. GII.17 cases were significantly older than GII.4 cases. Root-to-tip and...
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