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A norovirus intervariant GII.4 recombinant in Victoria, Australia, June 2016: the next epidemic variant?

Authors :
Bruggink L
Catton M
Marshall J
Source :
Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin [Euro Surveill] 2016 Sep 29; Vol. 21 (39).
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

A norovirus recombinant GII.P4_NewOrleans_2009/GII.4_Sydney_2012 was first detected in Victoria, Australia, in August 2015 at low frequency, and then re-emerged in June 2016, having undergone genetic changes. Analysis of 14 years' surveillance data from Victoria suggests a typical delay of two to seven months between first detection of a new variant and occurrence of a subsequent epidemic linked to that variant. We consider that the current recombinant strain has the potential to become a pandemic variant.<br />Competing Interests: Conflicts of Interest: None declared.<br /> (This article is copyright of ECDC, 2016.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1560-7917
Volume :
21
Issue :
39
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
27719750
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.39.30353