A foodborne outbreak of sapovirus linked to catered box lunches in Japan.

doi:10.1007/s00705-012-1394-8

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A foodborne outbreak of sapovirus linked to catered box lunches in Japan.

Archives of virology - 1 Oct 2012

Kobayashi Shinichi, Fujiwara Noriko, Yasui Yoshihiro, Yamashita Teruo, Hiramatsu Reiji, Minagawa Hiroko

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Sapovirus (SaV) is a common cause of acute viral gastroenteritis worldwide, and SaV outbreaks have become more frequent in recent years. In January 2010, an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis due to SaV occurred in Aichi, Gifu and Mie Prefectures, Japan. The illness was strongly associated with eating a delivered box lunch prepared by one catering company. In total, 655 (17.1 %) of 3827 individuals developed...

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PMID: 22752792
DOI: 10.1007/s00705-012-1394-8

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