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Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Leshem, Eyal ; Wikswo, Mary ; Barclay, Leslie ; Brandt, Eric ; Storm, William ; ... More +
Leshem, Eyal ; Wikswo, Mary ; Barclay, Leslie ; Brandt, Eric ; Storm, William ; Salehi, Ellen ; DeSalvo, Traci ; Davis, Tim ; Saupe, Amy ; Dobbins, Ginette ; Booth, Hillary A. ; Biggs, Christianne ; Garman, Katie ; Woron, Amy M. ; Parashar, Umesh D. ; Vinjé, Jan ; Hall, Aron J. Less -
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During 2012, global detection of a new norovirus (NoV) strain, GII.4 Sydney, raised concerns about its potential effect in the United States. We analyzed data from NoV outbreaks in 5 states and emergency department visits for gastrointestinal illness in 1 state during the 2012-13 season and compared the data with those of previous seasons. During August 2012-April 2013, a total of 637 NoV outbreaks were reported compared with 536 and 432 in 2011-2012 and 2010-2011 during the same period. The proportion of outbreaks attributed to GII.4 Sydney increased from 8% in September 2012 to 82% in March 2013. The increase in emergency department visits for gastrointestinal illness during the 2012-13 season was similar to that of previous seasons. GII.4 Sydney has become the predominant US NoV outbreak strain during the 2012-13 season, but its emergence did not cause outbreak activity to substantially increase from that of previous seasons.
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Caliciviridae Infections
Disease Outbreaks
Emergency Service, Hospital
Epidemiological Monitoring
Gastroenteritis
Genotype
Hospitalization
Humans
Norovirus
Phylogeny
Research
Sequence Analysis, DNA

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 19(8):1231-1238.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
United States
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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