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Challenging Investigation of a Norovirus Foodborne Disease Outbreak During a Military Deployment in Central African Republic.
Food and environmental virology - 1 Dec 2017
Watier-Grillot Stéphanie, Boni M, Tong C, Renoult P-A, Fournier A, Joie L, Mérens A, Chesnay A, Perelle S, Fraisse A, Ambert-Balay K, Chal D, Larréché S, Michel R, de Santi V Pommier
Abstract excerpt
In January 2016, a large-scale outbreak of acute gastroenteritis was reported among French armed forces deployed in the Central African Republic. Challenging investigations, conducted from France, made it possible to identify a norovirus genogroup II in both stool and food samples, confirming a norovirus foodborne disease outbreak. Infected food handler management is discussed.
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