Recombinant GII.P16-GII.2 Norovirus, Taiwan, 2016

Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Jul;23(7):1180-1183. doi: 10.3201/eid2307.170212. Epub 2017 Jul 15.

Abstract

In Taiwan, acute gastroenteritis outbreaks caused by a new norovirus genotype GII.2 increased sharply toward the end of 2016. Unlike previous outbreaks, which often involved restaurants, GII.2 outbreaks mainly occurred in schools. Phylogenetic analysis indicates that these noroviruses are recombinant GII.P16-GII.2 strains.

Keywords: GII.2; Norovirus; Taiwan; acute gastroenteritis; enteric infections; outbreak; viruses.

Publication types

  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Caliciviridae Infections / epidemiology*
  • Caliciviridae Infections / history
  • Caliciviridae Infections / virology*
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Gastroenteritis / epidemiology
  • Gastroenteritis / history
  • Gastroenteritis / virology
  • Genome, Viral*
  • Genotype
  • History, 21st Century
  • Humans
  • Norovirus / classification
  • Norovirus / genetics*
  • Open Reading Frames
  • Phylogeny
  • RNA, Viral
  • Recombination, Genetic*
  • Seasons
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Taiwan / epidemiology

Substances

  • RNA, Viral