Statistical analysis of attack rate in norovirus foodborne outbreaks

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 122, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 216-220

  Noda, Mamoru ^a   Fukuda, Shinji ^b   Nishio, Osamu ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b Hiroshima prefectural Institute of Science and Technology   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Attack rate; Food handler; Foodborne outbreaks; GII 4; Norovirus; Oyster; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; GENOTYPE; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; OYSTER; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VIRAL GASTROENTERITIS; VIRUS VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; GASTROENTERITIS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; JAPAN; NOROVIRUS; OSTREIDAE; SHELLFISH;

NOROVIRUS; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 39149092686     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2007.11.073     Document Type: Article

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