Norovirus -- Australia
A norovirus recombinant GII.P4_NewOrleans_2009/GII.4_Sydney_2012 was 1st detected in Victoria, Australia in August 2015 at low frequency and then re-emerged in June 2016, having undergone genetic changes. Analysis of 14 years' surveillance data from Victoria suggests a typical delay of 2-7 months between 1st detection of a new variant and occurrence of a subsequent epidemic linked to that variant. We consider that the current recombinant strain has the potential to become a pandemic
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