Unit of Microbiology and Virology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
Euro Surveill. 2015;20(35):30010. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2015.20.35.30010.
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.
意大利对诺如病毒的监测发现了一种新型的 GII.17 人类诺如病毒株，即 2014 年川崎株。这种新型病毒株在 2014/15 年成为亚洲地区胃肠炎的主要病因，取代了大流行的 GII.4 诺如病毒株悉尼 2012 株，但在其他地方仅零星报告。这种新型病毒株正在快速变异，因此持续监测对于了解诺如病毒的演变以及实施未来的诺如病毒疫苗策略非常重要。
