Norovirus activity - United States, 2006-2007

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 56, Issue 33, 2007, Pages 842-846

  Jenkins, P ^a   Greene, S ^a   Davis, J P ^b   Archer, J R ^b   Hoang Johnson, D ^b   Quinn, M ^c   Duncan, P ^c   Johnson, G ^c   Rosen, B I ^c   Smith, P ^c   Reddy, V ^d   Schlegelmilch, J ^e   Pendarvis, J ^e   Donovan, M ^e   Gunn, J E ^e   Barry, M A ^e   Davies, M ^f   Vinje J ^g   Widdowson, M A ^g   Moore, Z ^h   Schaffzin, J K ^h   Tate, J E ^h   more..

^a North Carolina Dept of Health and Human Svcs   (United States)

^b Wisconsin Division of Public Health   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^e Boston Public Health Commission   (United States)

^f Coordinating Office of Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response ^*

^g NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

^h CDC ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; EPIDEMIC; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; NOROVIRUS; NURSING HOME; SCHOOL; UNITED STATES; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

BOSTON; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; NEW YORK; NOROVIRUS; NORTH CAROLINA; NURSING HOMES; SCHOOLS; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

EID: 34548463531     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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