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Norovirus transmission mediated by asymptomatic family members in households.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2020
Phattanawiboon Benjarat, Nonthabenjawan Nutthawan, Boonyos Patcharaporn, Jetsukontorn Chanya, Towayunanta Worakarn, Chuntrakool Kobkool, Ngaopravet Karn, Ruchusatsawat Kriangsak, Uppapong Ballang, Sangkitporn Somchai, Mekada Eisuke, Matsuura Yoshiharu, Tatsumi Masashi, Mizushima Hiroto
Abstract excerpt
The transmission of human norovirus excreted from infected persons occasionally causes sporadic infections and outbreaks. Both symptomatic patients and asymptomatic carriers have been reported to contribute to norovirus transmission, but little is known about the magnitude of the contribution of asymptomatic carriers. We carried out a 1-year survey of residents of a district of Bangkok, Thailand to determine the...
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