Bimodal Seasonality and Alternating Predominance of Norovirus GII.4 and Non-GII.4, Hong Kong, China, 2014–20171

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Chan, Martin Chi-Wai ; Kwok, Kirsty ; Zhang, Lin-Yao ; Mohammad, Kirran N. ; Lee, Nelson ; Lui, Grace C.Y. ; Nelson, E. Anthony S. ; Lai, Raymond W.M. ; Leung, Ting F. ; Chan, Paul K.S.
• Description:
  We report emerging subtropical bimodal seasonality and alternating predominance of norovirus GII.4 and non-GII.4 genotypes in Hong Kong. GII.4 predominated in summer and autumn months and affected young children, whereas emergent non-GII.4 genotypes predominated in winter months and affected all age groups. This highly dynamic epidemiology should inform vaccination strategies.
• Subjects:
  Caliciviridae Infections Norovirus Seasons
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 24(4):767-769.
• Pubmed ID:
  29369754
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5875276
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Dispatch
• Place as Subject:
  Hong Kong
• Volume:
  24
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:b3071ad18a40446df49df19ca06ea4231a0ae0292f68e4625002c427e2545d75
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/53075/cdc_53075_DS1.pdf
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