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Novel surveillance network for norovirus gastroenteritis outbreaks, United States.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Aug 2011
Vega Everardo, Barclay Leslie, Gregoricus Nicole, Williams Kara, Lee David, Vinjé Jan
Abstract excerpt
CaliciNet, the outbreak surveillance network for noroviruses in the United States, was launched in March 2009. As of January 2011, twenty state and local health laboratories had been certified to submit norovirus sequences and epidemiologic outbreak data to CaliciNet. During the network's first year, 552 outbreaks were submitted to CaliciNet, of which 78 (14%) were associated with foodborne transmission. A total...
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