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Abstract

A norovirus recombinant GII.P4_NewOrleans_2009/GII.4_Sydney_2012 was first detected in Victoria, Australia, in August 2015 at low frequency, and then re-emerged in June 2016, having undergone genetic changes. Analysis of 14 years’ surveillance data from Victoria suggests a typical delay of two to seven months between first detection of a new variant and occurrence of a subsequent epidemic linked to that variant. We consider that the current recombinant strain has the potential to become a pandemic variant.

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A norovirus intervariant GII.4 recombinant in Victoria, Australia, June 2016: the next epidemic variant?
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Leesa+Bruggink&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Bruggink Leesa</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Michael+Catton&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Catton Michael</a>, <a href="/search?value1=John+Marshall&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Marshall John</a></span>. A norovirus intervariant GII.4 recombinant in Victoria, Australia, June 2016: the next epidemic variant?. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2016;21(39):pii=30353. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.39.30353" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.39.30353</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 05 Sept 2016;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 29 Sept 2016 </span> </p>
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