title: Identification of the novel Kawasaki 2014 GII.17 human norovirus strain in Italy, 2015.
abstract: Surveillance of noroviruses in Italy identified the novel GII.17 human norovirus strain, Kawasaki 2014, in February 2015. This novel strain emerged as a major cause of gastroenteritis in Asia during 2014/15, replacing the pandemic GII.4 norovirus strain Sydney 2012, but being reported only sporadically elsewhere. This novel strain is undergoing fast diversification and continuous monitoring is important to understand the evolution of noroviruses and to implement the future strategies on norovirus vaccines.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Microbiology and Virology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria Cristina
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Medici
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tummolo
authors.forename: Adriana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Calderaro
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chironna
authors.forename: Giovanni Maurizio
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Giammanco
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: De Grazia
authors.forename: Maria Cristina
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Arcangeletti
authors.forename: Flora
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: De Conto
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chezzi
authors.forename: Vito
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Martella
mesh_terms: D017250:Caliciviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000235:genetics / Q000821:virology*; D012321:DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D029322:Norovirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010802:Phylogeny; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012621:Seasons; D017421:Sequence Analysis
chemical_list: D012321:DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases
keywords: GII.17; Italy; epidemiology; gastroenteritis; norovirus