Characterizing Norovirus Transmission from Outbreak Data, United States

Characterizing Norovirus Transmission from Outbreak Data, United States

Norovirus is the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis outbreaks in the United States. We estimated the basic (R0) and effective (Re) reproduction numbers for 7,094 norovirus outbreaks reported to the National Outbreak Reporting System (NORS) during 2009–2017 and used regression models to assess wh...

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Main Authors: Molly K. Steele, Mary E. Wikswo, Aron J. Hall, Katia Koelle, Andreas Handel, Karen Levy, Lance A. Waller, Ben A. Lopman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
norovirus
transmission
reproduction number
outbreaks
foodborne diseases
viruses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/8/19-1537_article

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