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Country-wide surveillance of norovirus outbreaks in the Portuguese Army, 2015-2017.
Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps - 1 Nov 2018
Lopes-João António, Mesquita J R, de Sousa R, Oleastro M, Silva C, Penha-Gonçalves C, Nascimento M S J
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INTRODUCTION: Gastrointestinal infections are among the most common foodborne and waterborne diseases in military populations, with direct implications in operational efficiency and force readiness. Through the surveillance system of reportable acute gastrointestinal illness in the Portuguese Army, four norovirus outbreaks were identified between October 2015 and October 2017 in mainland Portugal and the Azores...
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