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A novel norovirus GII.17 lineage contributed to adult gastroenteritis in Shanghai, China, during the winter of 2014–2015.
Emerging microbes & infections - 1 Nov 2015
Chen Haili, Qian Fangxing, Xu Jin, Chan Martin, Shen Zhen, Zai Shubei, Shan Menglin, Cai Jinfeng, Zhang Wanju, He Jing, Liu Yi, Zhang Jun, Yuan Zhenghong, Zhu Zhaoqin, Hu Yunwen
Abstract excerpt
Norovirus (NoV) is now recognized as a leading cause of nonbacterial acute gastroenteritis; however, the NoV GII.17 genotype has rarely been reported as the predominant genotype in clinical diarrhea cases. During the winter of 2014–2015, the GII.17 genotype, together with the NoV GII.4 genotype, dominated in sporadic adult patients with gastroenteritis in Shanghai. Phylogenetic analysis based on full-length VP1...
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