Incidence of Norovirus-Associated Diarrhea, Shanghai, China, 2012–2013

Incidence of Norovirus-Associated Diarrhea, Shanghai, China, 2012–2013

We conducted sentinel-based surveillance for norovirus in the Pudong area of Shanghai, China, during 2012–2013, by analyzing 5,324 community surveys, 408,024 medical records, and 771 laboratory-confirmed norovirus infections among 3,877 diarrhea cases. Our analysis indicated an outpatient incidence...

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Main Authors: Jianxing Yu, Chuchu Ye, Shengjie Lai, Weiping Zhu, Zike Zhang, Qibin Geng, Caoyi Xue, Weizhong Yang, Shuyu Wu, Aron J. Hall, Qiao Sun, Zhongjie Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
norovirus
viruses
incidence rate
acute gastroenteritis
diarrhea
outpatients
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/2/16-1153_article
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Summary:We conducted sentinel-based surveillance for norovirus in the Pudong area of Shanghai, China, during 2012–2013, by analyzing 5,324 community surveys, 408,024 medical records, and 771 laboratory-confirmed norovirus infections among 3,877 diarrhea cases. Our analysis indicated an outpatient incidence of 1.5/100 person-years and a community incidence of 8.9/100 person-years for norovirus-associated diarrhea.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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