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Emergence of a novel GII.17 norovirus – end of the GII.4 era?
In the winter of 2014/15 a novel GII.P17-GII.17 norovirus
strain (GII.17 Kawasaki 2014) emerged, as a major
cause of gastroenteritis outbreaks in China and Japan.
Since their emergence these novel GII.P17-GII.17
viruses have replaced the previously dominant GII.4
genotype Sydney 2012 variant in some areas in Asia
but were only detected in a limited number of cases on
other continents. This perspective provides an overview
of the available information on GII.17 viruses in
order to gain insight in the viral and host characteristics
of this norovirus genotype. We further discuss
the emergence of this novel GII.P17-GII.17 norovirus
in context of current knowledge on the epidemiology
of noroviruses. It remains to be seen if the currently
dominant norovirus strain GII.4 Sydney 2012 will be
replaced in other parts of the world. Nevertheless,
the public health community and surveillance systems
need to be prepared in case of a potential increase of
norovirus activity in the next seasons caused by this
novel GII.P17-GII.17 norovirus.The EU H2020 grant COMPARE under grant
agreement number 643476 and the Virgo Consortium, funded
by Dutch government project number FES0908 and the
Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (OTKA/NKFIH K111615).http://www.eurosurveillance.orgam201
Revisiting Family Leisure Research and Critical Reflections on the Future of Family-Centered Scholarship
In this special issue of Leisure Sciences, we examine the progress made and challenges ahead in research on leisure and families—20 years revisited. We consider what advancements have been made in family leisure research and potential new directions that family-centered scholars can look towards. We also consider the dominance of particular theoretical perspectives and methodological designs, and the limitations and consequences of such perspectives, to understand the complexities, diversity, and richness of the lived family experience. Emphasis is placed on the need for scholarship that explores diverse constructions of family and to provide a call to action for family-centered scholars to engage with broader global social issues
Relationship between the nature of lignin and the morphology of degradation performed by white-rot fungi
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