Multiple outbreaks of gastroenteritis due to a single strain of genotype GII/4 norovirus in Kobe, Japan, 2006: risk factors for norovirus spread in health care settings.

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A large number of gastroenteritis outbreaks due to a norovirus GII/4 strain and its variants occurred during November and December 2006 in Kobe, Japan. Of the 118 outbreaks, 6 were foodborne and 112 were caused by person-to-person transmission in healthcare settings such as nursing homes and hospitals. The distribution of norovirus outbreaks in healthcare settings was skewed, particularly in the south coastal...

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