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An outbreak of food poisoning due to a genogroup I norovirus.
Angela DomínguezM. R. SalaT. LlovetJ. BuesaA. RecasensC. AriasNeus CardeñosaL. Sallerassubject
AdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtyAbdominal painGenotypeEpidemiologyFood HandlingCafeteriaFood Contaminationmedicine.disease_causeDisease OutbreaksFoodborne Diseasesfluids and secretionsInternal medicinemedicineHumansIndex caseCaliciviridae InfectionsFood poisoningbiologybusiness.industryNorovirusOutbreakmedicine.diseasebiology.organism_classificationVirologyGastroenteritisInfectious DiseasesSpainVomitingNorovirusFemaleHeadachesmedicine.symptombusinessResearch Articledescription
Norovirus infection is associated with approximately 90% of epidemic non-bacterial acute gastroenteritis. The objective of this study is to describe an outbreak of norovirus genogroup I gastroenteritis which affected workers in a hospital and was attributed to food prepared by an infected food handler. Forty cases were detected, of whom 80% were interviewed. The index case was the cook employed in the hospital cafeteria. The following symptoms were observed: abdominal pain in 90·6%, vomiting in 71·9%, diarrhoea in 71·9%, general indisposition in 62·5%, headaches in 53·1% and fever in 32·4% of cases. The initial symptoms were abdominal pain in 37% and vomiting in 28%. Of the 14 samples analysed by RT–PCR, 12 (86%) were positive for a genogroup I norovirus. After sequencing the strain was identified as genotype Desert Shield. Many of the foodstuffs consumed were made by hand, favouring transmission from the index case to the cafeteria users.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-02-24 | Epidemiology and infection |