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Norovirus Outbreaks in Long-term Care Facilities in the United States, 2009-2018: A Decade of Surveillance.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 7 Jan 2022
Calderwood Laura E, Wikswo Mary E, Mattison Claire P, Kambhampati Anita K, Balachandran Neha, Vinjé Jan, Barclay Leslie, Hall Aron J, Parashar Umesh, Mirza Sara A
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BACKGROUND: In the United States, norovirus is the leading cause of healthcare-associated gastroenteritis outbreaks. To inform prevention efforts, we describe the epidemiology of norovirus outbreaks in long-term care facilities (LTCFs). METHODS: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) collect epidemiologic and laboratory data on norovirus outbreaks from US health departments through the National...
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