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Genetic diversity among food-borne and waterborne norovirus strains causing outbreaks in Sweden.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Aug 2009
Lysén Maria, Thorhagen Margareta, Brytting Maria, Hjertqvist Marika, Andersson Yvonne, Hedlund Kjell-Olof
Abstract excerpt
A total of 101 food-borne and waterborne outbreaks that were caused by norovirus and that resulted in more than 4,100 cases of illness were reported to the Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control from January 2002 to December 2006. Sequence and epidemiological data for isolates from 73 outbreaks were analyzed. In contrast to health care-related outbreaks, no clear seasonality could be observed. Sequence...
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