Detection of Norovirus Variant GII.4 Hong Kong in Asia and Europe, 2017−2019

Detection of Norovirus Variant GII.4 Hong Kong in Asia and Europe, 2017−2019

We report a new norovirus GII.4 variant, GII.4 Hong Kong, with low-level circulation in 4 Eurasia countries since mid-2017. Amino acid substitutions in key residues on the virus capsid associated with the emergence of pandemic noroviruses suggest that GII.4 Hong Kong has the potential to become the...

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Main Authors: Martin Chi-Wai Chan, Sunando Roy, Joseph Bonifacio, Lin-Yao Zhang, Preeti Chhabra, Jenny C.M. Chan, Cristina Celma, Mary Ann Igoy, Sin-Leung Lau, Kirran N. Mohammad, Jan Vinjé, Harry Vennema, Judith Breuer, Marion Koopmans, Miranda de Graaf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
norovirus
viruses
norovirus GII.4
new variant
surveillance
gastroenteritis
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/1/20-3351_article
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Summary:We report a new norovirus GII.4 variant, GII.4 Hong Kong, with low-level circulation in 4 Eurasia countries since mid-2017. Amino acid substitutions in key residues on the virus capsid associated with the emergence of pandemic noroviruses suggest that GII.4 Hong Kong has the potential to become the next pandemic variant.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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