Epidemiology of foodborne norovirus outbreak in incheon, Korea

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1128-1133

  Yu, Jun Hwan ^a   Kim, Na Yeon ^b   Koh, Yeon Ja ^c   Lee, Hun Jae ^d  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Gachon University   (South Korea)

^c Institute of Public Health and Environment   (South Korea)

^d Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Disease outbreaks; Norovirus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALICIVIRUS INFECTION; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD POISONING; GASTROENTERITIS; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; NOROVIRUS; PHYLOGENY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOUTH KOREA;

ADULT; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOODBORNE DISEASES; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; MALE; NOROVIRUS; PHYLOGENY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77956563330     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2010.25.8.1128     Document Type: Article

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