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A norovirus GII.P21 outbreak in a boarding school, Austria 2014.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 Aug 2015
Lin Yung-Ching, Hipfl Elisabeth, Lederer Ingeborg, Allerberger Franz, Schmid Daniela
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: An Austrian boarding school reported a cluster of gastroenteritis on January 10, 2014. Environmental swabs from the school cafeteria and a nearby kebab restaurant tested positive for norovirus. The outbreak was investigated to identify its source(s). METHODS: An outbreak case was defined as a student or staff member with diarrhoea or vomiting that developed between January 7 and 13. Details on food...
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