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Emergence of a New Norovirus Variant in Scotland in 2006

West of Scotland Specialist Virology Centre, Gartnavel General Hospital, Great Western Road, Glasgow G12 OYN, United Kingdom

Received 18 September 2007/ Returned for modification 24 September 2007/ Accepted 2 October 2007

For each month between January 2005 and August 2006, a representative number of outbreaks was examined using nucleic acid sequence analysis. Using this method, we showed that an increase in norovirus activity coincided with the emergence of a new GII genotype 4 variant, which by March 2006 was detected in the majority of health boards in Scotland.

Published ahead of print on 17 October 2007.