Preventing Norovirus Outbreaks: Food Service Has a Key Role

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Preventing Norovirus Outbreaks: Food Service Has a Key Role

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06/03/2014
By National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.). Division of Viral Diseases
Series: Vital Signs

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English

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Alternative Title:

Preventing Norovirus Outbreaks: Food Service Has a Key Role [English] ; Preventing Norovirus Outbreaks: Food Service Has a Key Role: CDC Vital Signs: 06/03/2014
Journal Article:

CDC Vital signs
Corporate Authors:

National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.). Division of Viral Diseases
Description:

Norovirus often gets attention for outbreaks on cruise ships, but those account for only about 1% of all reported norovirus outbreaks. Norovirus is very contagious, and outbreaks can occur anywhere people gather or food is served. People with norovirus usually vomit and have diarrhea. Some may need to be hospitalized and can even die. Infected people can spread norovirus to others through close contact or by contaminating food and surfaces. Food service workers who have norovirus can contaminate food and make many people sick. In norovirus outbreaks for which investigators reported the source of contamination, 70% are caused by infected food workers.
Subjects:

Caliciviridae Infections / Prevention & Control Disease Outbreaks / Prevention & Control Foodborne Diseases / Prevention & Control Food Contamination / Prevention & Control Food Services / Standards Norovirus
Series:

Vital Signs
Publisher:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
Document Type:

Text
Genre:

Popular Works
Place as Subject:

United States
Rights:

Public Domain
CIO:

National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD)
Division:

DVD - Division of Viral Diseases
Topic:

Diseases & Conditions
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

4 numbered pages
Citation:

CDC Vital signs ; 2014 June
Collection(s):

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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