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Genetic and Epidemiologic Trends of Norovirus Outbreaks in the United States from 2013 to 2016 Demonstrated Emergence of Novel GII.4 Recombinant Viruses.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jul 2017
Cannon Jennifer L, Barclay Leslie, Collins Nikail R, Wikswo Mary E, Castro Christina J, Magaña Laura Cristal, Gregoricus Nicole, Marine Rachel L, Chhabra Preeti, Vinjé Jan
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Noroviruses are the most frequent cause of epidemic acute gastroenteritis in the United States. Between September 2013 and August 2016, 2,715 genotyped norovirus outbreaks were submitted to CaliciNet. GII.4 Sydney viruses caused 58% of the outbreaks during these years. A GII.4 Sydney virus with a novel GII.P16 polymerase emerged in November 2015, causing 60% of all GII.4 outbreaks in the 2015-2016 season. Several...
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