An acute gastroenteritis outbreak caused by GII.17 norovirus in Jiangsu Province, China

Noroviruses are a common cause of acute gastroenteritis around the world; however, reports of outbreaks caused by GII.17 norovirus are rare. An outbreak caused by GII.17 norovirus in a senior high school in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China is reported here. An epidemiological investigation, pathogen de...

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Main Authors: Chao Shi, Wei-Hong Feng, Ping Shi, Jing Ai, Hong-Xia Guan, Dan Sha, Qian Geng, Jun Mei, Shan-hui Chen, Yong Xiao, Yan-Hua Qian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-08-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971216310475