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Pothier P

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Increase in norovirus activity reported in Europe.

2006

A large increase in norovirus outbreaks in Hungary and Germany was reported to European national health authorities via the Foodborne Viruses in Europe network

Databases FactualGenotypevirusesMESH : EuropeMESH : GermanyMESH : Health SurveysMESH : GenotypeMESH : Databases FactualMESH : Hungarymedicine.disease_cause[ SDV.MP.VIR ] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology/VirologyMESH : Information ServicesDisease OutbreaksEnvironmental healthGermanyMESH : Population SurveillancemedicineHumansMESH : Disease OutbreaksComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUSCaliciviridae Infections[SDV.MP.VIR] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology/VirologyNational healthInformation ServicesHungaryMESH : SeasonsMESH : NorovirusIncidenceMESH : HumansNorovirusOutbreakVirologyHealth SurveysMESH : IncidenceGastroenteritisMESH : GastroenteritisEuropeGeographyPopulation SurveillanceNorovirusSeasonsMESH : Caliciviridae InfectionsEuro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin
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[Investigation of an outbreak of norovirus gastroenteritis in a geriatric hospital]

2005

National audience; In aged-care facilities, gastroenteritis outbreaks are responsible for big trouble in the management of cares to the elderly. In November 2002, a gastroenteritis outbreak was observed in 5 of the 6 wards of the geriatric hospital La Charité, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, France, with an attack rate of 38.5% in the elderly (70 infected from 182 patients) and of 26.0% in the nursing staff (40 infected from 154 agents). The outbreak lasted 30 days with a peak corresponding to 79.8% of the cases between the 11(th) and the 20(th) of November. The first cases were observed in the two short-term-care wards; then, the outbreak spread rapidly to 3 of the 4 long-term care u…

AdultMaleMESH: NorovirusMESH : MaleMESH : Hospitals SpecialMESH : AgedMESH: GeriatricsHospitals Special[ SDV.MP.VIR ] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology/VirologyDisease OutbreaksMESH: Aged 80 and overHumansMESH : Middle AgedMESH : Disease OutbreaksMESH : FemaleMESH: Disease OutbreaksMESH : Aged 80 and overMESH : GeriatricsMESH: Caliciviridae InfectionsAgedCaliciviridae InfectionsAged 80 and overMESH: Aged[SDV.MP.VIR] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology/VirologyMESH: Middle AgedMESH: HumansMESH : NorovirusNorovirusMESH : HumansMESH: Hospitals SpecialMESH: AdultMiddle AgedMESH : AdultMESH: MaleMESH: GastroenteritisGastroenteritisMESH : GastroenteritisGeriatrics[SDV.MP.VIR]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology/VirologyFemaleMESH : Caliciviridae InfectionsMESH: Female
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