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Identifying septic pollution exposure routes during a waterborne norovirus outbreak - A new application for human-associated microbial source tracking qPCR.
Journal of microbiological methods - 1 Jan 2021
Mattioli Mia C, Benedict Katharine M, Murphy Jennifer, Kahler Amy, Kline Kelly E, Longenberger Allison, Mitchell Patrick K, Watkins Sharon, Berger Philip, Shanks Orin C, Barrett Catherine E, Barclay Leslie, Hall Aron J, Hill Vincent, Weltman Andre
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In June 2017, the Pennsylvania Department of Health (PADOH) was notified of multiple norovirus outbreaks associated with 179 ill individuals who attended separate events held at an outdoor venue and campground over a month period. Epidemiologic investigations were unable to identify a single exposure route and therefore unable to determine whether there was a persistent contamination source to target for exposure...
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