The epidemiology of published norovirus outbreaks: A review of risk factors associated with attack rate and genogroup

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 140, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1161-1172

  Matthews, J E ^a   Dickey, B W ^a   Miller, R D ^a   Felzer, J R ^a   Dawson, B P ^a   Lee, A S ^a   Rocks, J J ^a   Kiel, J ^a   Montes, J S ^a   Moe, C L ^a   Eisenberg, J N S ^b   Leon, J S ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Caliciviruses; epidemiology; gastrointestinal infections; Norwalk agent and related viruses; outbreaks

Indexed keywords

CATERING SERVICE; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIC; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; NOROVIRUS; NOROVIRUS INFECTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WINTER;

BASIC REPRODUCTION NUMBER; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FOOD; GASTROENTERITIS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; NOROVIRUS; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84861024054     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268812000234     Document Type: Review

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