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Since early November 2016, the number of laboratory-confirmed norovirus infections reported in Germany has been increasing steeply. Here, we report the detection and genetic characterisation of an emerging norovirus recombinant, GII.P16-GII.2. This strain was frequently identified as the cause of sporadic cases as well as outbreaks in nine federal states of Germany. Our findings suggest that the emergence of GII.P16-GII.2 contributed to rising case numbers of norovirus gastroenteritis in Germany.

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Steep rise in norovirus cases and emergence of a new recombinant strain GII.P16-GII.2, Germany, winter 2016
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=S+Niendorf&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Niendorf S</a>, <a href="/search?value1=S+Jacobsen&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Jacobsen S</a>, <a href="/search?value1=M+Faber&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Faber M</a>, <a href="/search?value1=A+M+Eis-H%C3%BCbinger&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Eis-Hübinger A M</a>, <a href="/search?value1=J+Hofmann&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Hofmann J</a>, <a href="/search?value1=O+Zimmermann&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Zimmermann O</a>, <a href="/search?value1=M+H%C3%B6hne&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Höhne M</a>, <a href="/search?value1=C+T+Bock&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Bock C T</a></span>. Steep rise in norovirus cases and emergence of a new recombinant strain GII.P16-GII.2, Germany, winter 2016. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2017;22(4):pii=30447. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.4.30447" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.4.30447</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 20 Dec 2016;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 25 Jan 2017 </span> </p>
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