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Norovirus gastroenteritis outbreak with a secretor-independent susceptibility pattern, Sweden.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Jan 2010
Nordgren Johan, Kindberg Elin, Lindgren Per Eric, Matussek Andreas, Svensson Lennart
Abstract excerpt
Norovirus (NoV) is recognized as the commonest cause of acute gastroenteritis among adults. Susceptibility to disease has been associated with histo-blood group antigens and secretor status; nonsecretors are almost completely resistant to disease. We report a foodborne outbreak of GI.3 NoV gastroenteritis that affected 33/83 (40%) persons. Symptomatic disease was as likely to develop in nonsecretors as in...
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