A new GⅡ.17 variant emerged as a predominant strain causing major gastroenteritis epidemics in China

• 作 者: Miao Jin Hua-ping Xie Yong-kang Zhou Jiang-guang Fu Ya-qing He Shuang Zhang Xiang-yu Kong Xiao-man Sun Kai Li Ying-jun Zhang De-qian Zhou Ni-jun Guo Qing Zhang Wei-jiaXing Qiao-hong Liao Na Liu Hong-j
• 机 构: NationalInstituteforViralDiseaseControlandPrevention,ChineseCenterforDiseaseControlandPrevention,Bei
• 出 处: 第十一届全国病毒学学术研讨会暨第六届武汉现代病毒学国际研讨会
• 发表日期: 2015年10期

Human noroviruses (huNoVs) are the most important viral pathogens causing epidemic acute gastroenteritis (AGE),in which the GⅡ.4 viruses have been predominant worldwide for the past decades.During the past huNoV season,a new GⅡ.17 variant was noted to emerge as a predominant virus in China surpassing the GⅡ.4 virus in causing significantly increased AGE outbreaks.