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Occurrence of norovirus infections unrelated to norovirus outbreaks in an asymptomatic food handler population.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jun 2008
Okabayashi Tamaki, Yokota Shin-ichi, Ohkoshi Yasuo, Ohuchi Hironori, Yoshida Yasuhiro, Kikuchi Masayuki, Yano Koichi, Fujii Nobuhiro
Abstract excerpt
Norovirus (NV) is the most common causative agent of nonbacterial gastroenteritis. Reports of surveillance of NV in facilities that reported outbreaks are frequently found in publications, but reports of that in facilities without outbreaks are not found. We investigated the molecular epidemiology of NV isolates derived from asymptomatic food handlers working at a non-outbreak food catering facility in Hokkaido,...
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