Gastroenteritis Outbreaks Caused by Norovirus GII.17, Guangdong Province, China, 2014–2015
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In the past decade, the most prevalent norovirus genotype causing viral gastroenteritis outbreaks worldwide, including China, has been GII.4. In winter 2014-15, norovirus outbreaks in Guangdong, China, increased. Sequence analysis indicated that 82% of the outbreaks were caused by a norovirus GII.17 variant.
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دوره 21 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2015