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Estimating the Asymptomatic Ratio of Norovirus Infection During Foodborne Outbreaks With Laboratory Testing in Japan.
Journal of epidemiology - 5 Sept 2018
Miura Fuminari, Matsuyama Ryota, Nishiura Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Foodborne norovirus outbreak data in Japan from 2005-2006, involving virological surveillance of all symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals, were reanalyzed to estimate the asymptomatic ratio of norovirus infection along with the risk of infection and the probability of virus shedding. METHODS: Employing a statistical model that is considered to capture the data-generating process of the outbreak...
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