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Detection of novel GII.17 norovirus in Argentina, 2015.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Jan 2017
Degiuseppe Juan I, Gomes Karina A, Hadad María F, Parra Gabriel I, Stupka Juan A
Abstract excerpt
During the winter of 2014-2015 a novel GII.17 norovirus strain emerged as a cause of large gastroenteritis outbreaks in Asia; displacing the long-term predominant strain, GII.4. Although sporadically detected, the emerging GII.17 virus was described in North America and Europe. In this study, we describe the presence of this novel strain in Argentina (South America), and provide new information on the genetic...
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