Foodborne Outbreaks Caused by Human Norovirus GII.P17-GII.17–Contaminated Nori, Japan, 2017

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Sakon, Naomi ; Sadamasu, Kenji ; Shinkai, Takayuki ; Hamajima, Yousuke ; Yoshitomi, Hideaki ; Matsushima, Yuki ; Takada, Rika ; Terasoma, Fumio ; Nakamura, Asako ; Komano, Jun ; Nagasawa, Koo ; Shimizu, Hideaki ; Katayama, Kazuhiko ; Kimura, Hirokazu
• Description:
  Seven foodborne norovirus outbreaks attributable to the GII.P17-GII.17 strain were reported across Japan in 2017, causing illness in a total of 2,094 persons. Nori (dried shredded seaweed) was implicated in all outbreaks and tested positive for norovirus. Our data highlight the stability of norovirus in dehydrated food products.
• Subjects:
  Caliciviridae Infections Disease Outbreaks Dispatch Dried Shredded Seaweed Foodborne Disease Foodborne Outbreaks Caused By Human Norovirus GII.P17-GII.17–Contaminated Nori, Japan, 2017 Food Handler Food Microbiology Food Safety GII.P17-GII.17 High Infectivity Humans Japan Nori Norovirus Outbreaks Porphyra School Lunch Viruses

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 24(5):920-923
• Pubmed ID:
  29664371
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5938760
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  24
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:0ddada3307c412b3f89335983e474e4471295b6181c72a35256f5af7a2b501e2
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/54030/cdc_54030_DS1.pdf
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