Separate norovirus outbreaks linked to one source of imported frozen raspberries by molecular analysis, Denmark, 2010-2011

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 143, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 2299-2307

  Muller L ^a   Schultz, A C ^b   Fonager, J ^a   Jensen, T ^c   Lisby, M ^d   Hindsdal, K ^d   Krusell, L ^d   Eshoj A ^d   Moller L T ^d   Porsbo, L J ^b   Bottiger B E ^a   Kuhn, K ^a   Engberg, J ^e   Ethelberg, S ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c DANISH VETERINARY AND FOOD ADMINISTRATION   (Denmark)

^d Regional Vet/Food Control Authority   (Denmark)

^e SLAGELSE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Foodborne infections; gastrointestinal infections; molecular epidemiology; Norwalk agent and related viruses; outbreaks

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; DENMARK; EPIDEMIC; FOOD FREEZING; FOODBORNE DISEASES; GASTROENTERITIS; GENETICS; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; NOROVIRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RUBUS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; DENMARK; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FOODBORNE DISEASES; FROZEN FOODS; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; NOROVIRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; RUBUS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, RNA;

EID: 84934443432     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268814003409     Document Type: Article

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