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

A norovirus intervariant GII.4 recombinant in Victoria, Australia, June 2016: the next epidemic variant? Euro Surveill. 2016 Sep 29;21(39): Authors: Bruggink L, Catton M, Marshall J 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. PMID: 27719750 [PubMed - in process]
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