Norovirus Transmission on Cruise Ship

Norovirus Transmission on Cruise Ship

We describe an investigation of a norovirus gastroenteritis outbreak aboard a cruise ship affecting 6 consecutive cruises and the use of sequence analysis to determine modes of virus transmission. Noroviruses (NoV), are the most common cause of infectious acute gastroenteritis and are transmitted fe...

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Main Authors: Elmira T. Isakbaeva, Marc-Alain Widdowson, R. Suzanne Beard, Sandra N. Bulens, James Mullins, Stephan S. Monroe, Joseph S. Bresee, Patricia Sassano, Elaine H. Cramer, Roger I. Glass
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
viral gastroenteritis
outbreak
Norwalk
cruise ship
dispatch
United States
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/1/04-0434_article

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