The norovirus GII.17 strain causing outbreaks in Asia was also present in the United States during the 2014-15 season.
Raises awareness for GII.17 circulation in US; leaves open need for enhanced surveillance and strain monitoring.
To determine whether the norovirus strain GII.17 recently detected in Maryland, USA, (Hu/GII.17/Gaithersburg/2014/US) is spreading globally, we characterized the genome. High similarity with the norovirus GII.17 that caused recent outbreaks in Asia indicates that the same strain was present in the United States during the 2014-15 norovirus season (winter).
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