Article
Norovirus shedding among food and healthcare workers exposed to the virus in outbreak settings.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Sept 2016
Sabrià Aurora, Pintó Rosa M, Bosch Albert, Bartolomé Rosa, Cornejo Thais, Torner Núria, Martínez Ana, Simón Mercedes de, Domínguez Angela, Guix Susana
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Noroviruses (NoV) are highly contagious and the leading cause of nonbacterial outbreaks of gastroenteritis worldwide. Individuals who are infected asymptomatically may act as reservoirs and facilitate the transmission of NoV, but the likelihood of workers of becoming infected in outbreak settings has not been systematically studied. OBJECTIVES: We evaluated the occurrence of norovirus infections among...
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