Norovirus GII.3[P25] in Patients and Produce, Chanthaburi Province, Thailand, 2022

Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 May;29(5):1067-1070. doi: 10.3201/eid2905.221291.

Abstract

An increase in acute gastroenteritis occurred in Chanthaburi Province, Thailand, during December 2021‒January 2022. Of the norovirus genotypes we identified in hospitalized patients and produce from local markets, genotype GII.3[P25] accounted for one third. We found no traceable link between patients and produce but found evidence of potential viral intake.

Keywords: Chanthaburi Province; Thailand; diarrhea; food safety; foodborne diseases; gastroenteritis; norovirus; patients; produce; recombinant; variant; viruses.

MeSH terms

  • Caliciviridae Infections* / epidemiology
  • Feces
  • Gastroenteritis* / epidemiology
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Norovirus* / genetics
  • Phylogeny
  • RNA, Viral
  • Thailand / epidemiology

Substances

  • RNA, Viral