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A Waterborne Gastroenteritis Outbreak Caused by Norovirus GII.17 in a Hotel, Hebei, China, December 2014.
Food and environmental virology - 1 Sept 2016
Qin Meng, Dong Xiao-Gen, Jing Yan-Yan, Wei Xiu-Xia, Wang Zhao-E, Feng Hui-Ru, Yu Hong, Li Jin-Song, Li Jie
Abstract excerpt
Norovirus (NoV) is responsible for an estimated 90 % of all epidemic nonbacterial outbreaks of gastroenteritis worldwide. Waterborne outbreaks of NoV are commonly reported. A novel GII.17 NoV strain emerged as a major cause of gastroenteritis outbreaks in China during the winter of 2014/2015. During this time, an outbreak of gastroenteritis occurred at a hotel in a ski park in Hebei Province, China....
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