Norovirus outbreak of probable waterborne transmission with high attack rate in a Guatemalan resort

Abstract Background In February 2009, a group of Guatemalan school children developed acute gastroenteritis (AGE) after participating in a school excursion. Objectives We conducted a retrospective cohort investigation to characterize the outbreak and guide control measures. Study design A case was d...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of clinical virology 2012-09, Vol.55 (1), p.8-11
Hauptverfasser:	Arvelo, Wences, Sosa, Silvia M, Juliao, Patricia, López, María R, Estevéz, Alejandra, López, Beatriz, Morales-Betoulle, María E, González, Miguel, Gregoricus, Nicole A, Hall, Aron J, Vinje, Jan, Parashar, Umesh, Lindblade, Kim A
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acute gastroenteritis Adult Allergy and Immunology Biological and medical sciences Caliciviridae Infections - epidemiology Caliciviridae Infections - virology Child Disease Outbreaks Drinking Water - microbiology Epidemiology Female Food Handling Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Gastroenteritis - epidemiology Gastroenteritis - virology Guatemala Guatemala - epidemiology Health Resorts Human viral diseases Humans Infectious Disease Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Microbiology Miscellaneous Norovirus Norovirus - genetics Norovirus - isolation & purification Outbreak Retrospective Studies Viral diseases Virology
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