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PRO/EDR> Norovirus – China (02): (JS) new variant
Norovirus -- Worldwide/Unknown[By Fu J, Ai J, Jin M, Jiang C, Zhang J, Shi C, Lin Q, Yuan Z, Qi X, Bao C, Tang F, Zhu Y]Summary-------From September 2014 to March 2015, 23 outbreaks of norovirus (NoV) acute gastroenteritis occurred in Jiangsu [province], China. Partial sequencing of the NoV capsid gene suggested that 16 of the 23 outbreaks were related to a new GII.17 variant. This variant was 1st detected in sporadic specimens in October 2014, and became predominant in February 2015. Analysis of Read more [...]
