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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Verhoef, Linda ; Vennema, Harry ; van Pelt, Wilfrid ; Lees, David ; Boshuizen, Hendriek ; ... More +
Verhoef, Linda ; Vennema, Harry ; van Pelt, Wilfrid ; Lees, David ; Boshuizen, Hendriek ; Henshilwood, Kathleen ; Koopmans, Marion Less -
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on behalf of the Food-Borne Viruses in Europe Network
Description:
Because secondary transmission masks the connection between sources and outbreaks, estimating the proportion of foodborne norovirus infections is difficult. We studied whether norovirus genotype frequency distributions (genotype profiles) can enhance detection of the sources of foodborne outbreaks. Control measures differ substantially; therefore, differentiating this transmission mode from person-borne or food handler-borne outbreaks is of public health interest. Comparison of bivalve mollusks collected during monitoring (n = 295) and outbreak surveillance strains (n = 2,858) showed 2 distinguishable genotype profiles in 1) human feces and 2) source-contaminated food and bivalve mollusks; genotypes I.2 and I.4 were more frequently detected in foodborne outbreaks. Overall, approximately 21% of all outbreaks were foodborne; further analysis showed that 25% of the outbreaks reported as food handler-associated were probably caused by source contamination of the food.
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Animals
Bivalvia
Caliciviridae Infections
Correlation
Disease Outbreaks
Epidemiology
Feces
Food
Foodborne Diseases
Food Handling
Gastroenteritis
Genes, Viral
Genotype
Humans
Infectious Diseases
Norovirus
Outbreaks
Research
Shellfish Poisoning
Surveillance
Transmission
Viruses
Food

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 16(4):617-624.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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