Multiple norovirus outbreaks linked to imported frozen raspberries

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 260-267

  Sarvikivi, E ^a,b   Roivainen, M ^a   Maunula, L ^c   Niskanen, T ^d   Korhonen, T ^a   Lappalainen, M ^e   Kuusi, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ECDC   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d NATL VET AND FOOD RES INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Food safety; foodborne infections; Norwalk agent and related viruses; outbreaks

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALICIVIRUS INFECTION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FECES ANALYSIS; FINLAND; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD FREEZING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; RASPBERRY; VIRAL CONTAMINATION; VIRAL GASTROENTERITIS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TYPING;

CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FECES; FINLAND; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FROZEN FOODS; FRUIT; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; NOROVIRUS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; ROSACEAE;

EID: 84455203091     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268811000379     Document Type: Article

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