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Gastroenteritis outbreak caused by waterborne norovirus at a New Zealand ski resort.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Dec 2007
Hewitt Joanne, Bell Derek, Simmons Greg C, Rivera-Aban Malet, Wolf Sandro, Greening Gail E
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In July 2006, public health services investigated an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis among staff and visitors of a popular ski resort in southern New Zealand. The source of the outbreak was a drinking water supply contaminated by human sewage. The virological component of the investigation played a major role in confirming the source of the outbreak. Drinking water, source stream water, and 31 fecal specimens...
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