Key result
A novel recombinant norovirus genogroup II genotype 4 strain, named 2012v, was sequenced and associated with an unusual summer epidemic of acute gastroenteritis in Hong Kong.
Identified and sequenced a novel recombinant norovirus strain responsible for an out-of-season epidemic in Hong Kong.
Signals possible off-season norovirus activity; leaves open need for expanded genomic surveillance.
Beginning in July 2012, a community-wide increase in the number of norovirus-associated acute gastroenteritis cases was observed during the summer months in Hong Kong. Here, we report the complete genome sequence of a novel recombinant norovirus genogroup II genotype 4 (GII.4) strain, named "2012v," which is associated with this "early" epidemic outside the usual winter season.
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Chan et al. (2013) studied this question. A novel recombinant norovirus genogroup II genotype 4 strain, named 2012v, was sequenced and associated with an unusual summer epidemic of acute gastroenteritis in Hong Kong.
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