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An outbreak of acute norovirus gastroenteritis in a boarding school in Shanghai: a retrospective cohort study.
BMC public health - 22 Oct 2014
Xue Caoyi, Fu Yifei, Zhu Weiping, Fei Yi, Zhu Linying, Zhang Hong, Pan Lifeng, Xu Hongmei, Wang Yong, Wang Wenqin, Sun Qiao
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BACKGROUND: More than 200 students and teachers at a boarding school in Shanghai developed acute gastroenteritis in December, 2012. The transmission mode remained largely unknown. An immediate epidemiological investigation was conducted to identify it. METHODS: Using a retrospective cohort design, we investigated demographic characteristics, school environment, and previous contacts with people who had diarrhea...
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