Emerging Infectious Diseases (Aug 2013)

Genotype GI.6 Norovirus, United States, 2010–2012

  • Eyal Leshem,
  • Leslie Barclay,
  • Mary Wikswo,
  • Everardo Vega,
  • Nicole Gregoricus,
  • Umesh D. Parashar,
  • Jan Vinjé,
  • Aron J. Hall

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1908.130445
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 19, no. 8
pp. 1317 – 1320

Abstract

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We report an increase in the proportion of genotype GI.6 norovirus outbreaks in the United States from 1.4% in 2010 to 7.7% in 2012 (p<0.001). Compared with non-GI.6 outbreaks, GI.6 outbreaks were characterized by summer seasonality, foodborne transmission, and non–health care settings.

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