Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jan 2024)

Emergence of Novel Norovirus GII.4 Variant

  • Preeti Chhabra,
  • Damien C. Tully,
  • Janet Mans,
  • Sandra Niendorf,
  • Leslie Barclay,
  • Jennifer L. Cannon,
  • Anna M. Montmayeur,
  • Chao-Yang Pan,
  • Nicola Page,
  • Rachel Williams,
  • Helena Tutill,
  • Sunando Roy,
  • Cristina Celma,
  • Stuart Beard,
  • Michael L. Mallory,
  • Gédéon Prince Manouana,
  • Thirumalaisamy P. Velavan,
  • Ayola Akim Adegnika,
  • Peter G. Kremsner,
  • Lisa C. Lindesmith,
  • Stéphane Hué,
  • Ralph S. Baric,
  • Judith Breuer,
  • Jan Vinjé

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3001.231003
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 30, no. 1
pp. 163 – 167

Abstract

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We detected a novel GII.4 variant with an amino acid insertion at the start of epitope A in viral protein 1 of noroviruses from the United States, Gabon, South Africa, and the United Kingdom collected during 2017–2022. Early identification of GII.4 variants is crucial for assessing pandemic potential and informing vaccine development.

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