Aerosolization of a Human Norovirus Surrogate, Bacteriophage MS2, during Simulated Vomiting.

Human noroviruses (NoV) are the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis worldwide. Epidemiological studies of outbreaks have suggested that vomiting facilitates transmission of human NoV, but there have been no laboratory-based studies characterizing the degree of NoV release during a vomiting event....

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Main Authors: Grace Tung-Thompson, Dominic A Libera, Kenneth L Koch, Francis L de Los Reyes, Lee-Ann Jaykus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4545942?pdf=render