Volume 25, Number 8—August 2019
Dispatch
Emergence of a Novel Recombinant Norovirus GII.P16-GII.12 Strain Causing Gastroenteritis, Alberta, Canada
Kanti Pabbaraju, Anita A. Wong, Graham A. Tipples, and Xiaoli-Li. Pang
Table 1
Investigation of outbreaks of acute gastroenteritis, March 1, 2018–February 12, 2019, Alberta, Canada
| Month | Outbreaks | Norovirus-positive, no. (%) | GI | GII | GI and GII |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar | 16 | 11 (69) | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Apr | 9 | 8 (89) | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| May | 4 | 2 (50) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jun | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul | 3 | 1 (33) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aug | 3 | 1 (33) | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep | 3 | 1 (33) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct | 4 | 3 (75) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov | 12 | 8 (67) | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dec | 26 | 17 (65) | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Jan | 21 | 15 (71) | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Feb |
5 |
5 (100) |
0 |
5 |
0 |
| Total | 108 | 72 (67) | 5 | 66 | 1 |
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