Emergence of a new GII.17 norovirus variant in patients with acute gastroenteritis in Jiangsu, China, September 2014 to March 2015
2015; European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control; Volume: 20; Issue: 24 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2807/1560-7917.es2015.20.24.21157
ISSN1560-7917
AutoresJianguang Fu, Jing Ai, Miao Jin, Chunzhi Jiang, J Zhang, Chao Shi, Qiang Lin, Zhenghong Yuan, Xian Qi, Changjun Bao, Fenyang Tang, Yefei Zhu,
Tópico(s)Animal Virus Infections Studies
ResumoFrom September 2014 to March 2015, 23 outbreaks of norovirus (NoV) acute gastroenteritis occurred in Jiangsu, 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 first detected in sporadic specimens in October 2014, and became predominant in February 2015. Analysis of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp), and complete capsid including the protruding domain P2 sequences confirmed this GII.17 variant as distinct from previously identified GII variants.
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