Epidemiological and molecular analysis of a waterborne outbreak of norovirus GII.4

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 140, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2282-2289

  Zhou, X ^a,b   Li, H ^a   Sun, L ^a   Mo, Y ^c   Chen, S ^c   Wu, X ^c   Liang, J ^c   Zheng, H ^a   Ke, C ^a   Varma, J K ^d   Klena, J D ^d   Chen, Q ^a   Zou, L ^a   Yang, X ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (China)

^c Fld Epidemiology Training Program of Guangdong Provincial Centre for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

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

Author keywords

Gastroenteritis; norovirus; outbreak; well water

Indexed keywords

NUCLEIC ACID; WELL WATER;

ARTICLE; CHINA; DIARRHEA; EPIDEMIC; GASTROENTERITIS; GENOTYPE; HOUSEHOLD; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; NOROVIRUS GII.4; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE; VIRUS STRAIN; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CHINA; DIARRHEA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRINKING WATER; FECES; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; NOROVIRUS; PHYLOGENY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SCHOOLS; VOMITING; WATER; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER WELLS;

EID: 84869408372     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268812000374     Document Type: Article

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