Norovirus in Bottled Water Associated with Gastroenteritis Outbreak, Spain, 2016

In April 2016, an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness (4,136 cases) occurred in Catalonia, Spain. We detected high levels of norovirus genotypes I and II in office water coolers associated with the outbreak. Infectious viral titer estimates were 33-49 genome copies/L for genotype I and 327-660 geno...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2017-09, Vol.23 (9), p.1531-1534
Hauptverfasser:	Blanco, Albert, Guix, Susana, Fuster, Noemí, Fuentes, Cristina, Bartolomé, Rosa, Cornejo, Thais, Pintó, Rosa Maria, Bosch, Albert
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aigua potable bottled water Caliciviridae Infections - epidemiology Caliciviridae Infections - virology Causes of Disease Outbreaks Dispatch Distribution Drinking water Drinking Water - virology Epidemics Gastroenteritis Gastroenteritis - epidemiology Gastroenteritis - virology Gastrointestinal diseases Genotype Health aspects Humans Norovirus Norovirus - classification Norovirus - genetics Norovirus - isolation & purification Norovirus in Bottled Water Associated with Gastroenteritis Outbreak, Spain, 2016 outbreak Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction RNA, Viral - genetics Spain Spain - epidemiology viruses Water Microbiology
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Zusammenfassung:	In April 2016, an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness (4,136 cases) occurred in Catalonia, Spain. We detected high levels of norovirus genotypes I and II in office water coolers associated with the outbreak. Infectious viral titer estimates were 33-49 genome copies/L for genotype I and 327-660 genome copies/L for genotype II.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2309.161489