Characterization of a variant strain of Norwalk virus from a food-borne outbreak of gastroenteritis on a cruise ship in Hawaii.

doi:10.1128/jcm.32.4.861-866.1994

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Characterization of a variant strain of Norwalk virus from a food-borne outbreak of gastroenteritis on a cruise ship in Hawaii.

Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Apr 1994

Herwaldt B L, Lew J F, Moe C L, Lewis D C, Humphrey C D, Monroe S S, Pon E W, Glass R I

Abstract excerpt

A gastroenteritis outbreak affecting at least 217 (41%) of 527 passengers on a cruise ship was caused by a variant strain of Norwalk virus (NV) that is related to but distinct from the prototype NV strain. Consumption of fresh-cut fruit served at two buffets was significantly associated with illn...

Topics

Antigenic Variation
Antigens, Viral
Caliciviridae Infections
Case-Control Studies
Disease Outbreaks
Feces
Food Microbiology
Foodborne Diseases
Fruit
Gastroenteritis
Genetic Variation
Hawaii
Humans
Norwalk virus
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Serotyping
Ships

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PMID: 8027335
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.32.4.861-866.1994
PMCID: PMC263153

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