Epidemiology of foodborne norovirus outbreaks, United States, 2001-2008

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1566-1573

  Hall, Aron J ^a   Eisenbart, Valerie G ^a   Etingüe, Amy Lehman ^a,b   Gould, L Hannah ^a   Lopman, Ben A ^a   Parashar, Umesh D ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEATH; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD POISONING; FOOD PROCESSING; FRUIT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LEAFY VEGETABLE; MALE; MOLLUSC; NOROVIRUS; NOROVIRUS INFECTION; NUT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOODBORNE DISEASES; FRUIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLLUSCA; NOROVIRUS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SHELLFISH; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866526544     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1810.120833     Document Type: Article

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