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Norovirus GII.17 as Major Epidemic Strain in Italy, Winter 2015–16

Krisztián BányaiP. DonesAnna MoreaMaria Cristina MediciDaniela LoconsoleAdriana CalderaroValentina TerioFloriana BonuraVincenzo CappaFabio TummoloSara Li MuliGiovanni M. GiammancoSimona De GraziaChironna MariaVito MartellaA. PepeCristiana CatellaFrancesca Di Bernardo

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0301 basic medicineSettore MED/07 - Microbiologia E Microbiologia ClinicaEpidemiologyviruseslcsh:Medicinemedicine.disease_causeDisease Outbreaksfluids and secretionsEpidemiologyChildEpidemic strainCaliciviridae InfectionsNorovirus GIIvirus diseasesInfectious DiseasesItalyChild PreschoolPopulation SurveillanceSeasonsgastroenteritigastroenteritisNorovirus GII.17 as Major Epidemic Strain in Italy Winter 2015–16Microbiology (medical)medicine.medical_specialtyAdolescentGenotype030106 microbiologyenteric infectionHistory 21st Centurylcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseasesOpen Reading Frames03 medical and health sciencesPatient ageResearch LettermedicineHumansviruseslcsh:RC109-216Noroviruvirusebusiness.industryenteric infectionsNoroviruslcsh:RInfant NewbornInfantGII.17 Kawasaki 2014Virology030104 developmental biologyNorovirusbusiness

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In winter 2015-16, norovirus GII.17 Kawasaki 2014 emerged as a cause of sporadic gastroenteritis in children in Italy. Median patient age was higher for those with GII.17 than GII.4 infection (55 vs. 24 months), suggesting limited cross-protection for older children.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2017-07-01Emerging Infectious Diseases
10.3201/eid2307.161255https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/7/16-1255_article