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Norovirus GII.P16/GII.2-Associated Gastroenteritis, China, 2016.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Jul 2017
Ao Yuanyun, Wang Jinjin, Ling Hua, He Yaqing, Dong Xiaogeng, Wang Xuan, Peng Jingyao, Zhang Hailong, Jin Miao, Duan Zhaojun
Abstract excerpt
During October-December 2016, the number of norovirus outbreaks in China increased sharply from the same period during the previous 4 years. We identified a recombinant norovirus strain, GII.P16-GII.2, as the cause of 44 (79%) of the 56 outbreaks, signaling that this strain could replace the predominant GII.4 viruses.
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