Near Real-Time Surveillance of U.S. Norovirus Outbreaks by the Norovirus Sentinel Testing and Tracking Network — United States, August 2009–July 2015

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Shah, Minesh P. ; Wikswo, Mary E. ; Barclay, Leslie ; Kambhampati, Anita ; Shioda, Kayoko ; Parashar, Umesh D. ; Vinjé, Jan ; Hall, Aron J.
• Description:
  NoroVirus is the leading cause of endemic and epidemic acute gastroenteritis in the United States (1). New Variants strains of noroVirus GII.4 emerge every 2-4 years (2-4) and are often associated with increased disease and health care visits (5-7). Since 2009, CDC has obtained epidemiologic data on noroVirus outbreaks from state health departments through the National Outbreak Reporting System (NORS) (8) and laboratory data through CaliciNet (9). NORS is a web-based platform for reporting waterborne, foodborne, and enteric disease outbreaks of all etiologies, including noroVirus, to CDC. CaliciNet, a nationwide electronic Surveillance system of local and state public health and regulatory agency laboratories, collects genetic sequences of noroVirus strains associated with gastroenteritis outbreaks. Because these two independent reporting systems contain complementary data, integration of NORS and CaliciNet records could provide valuable public health information about noroVirus outbreaks. However, reporting lags and inconsistent identification codes in NORS and CaliciNet records have been an obstacle to developing an integrated Surveillance system.
• Subjects:
  Caliciviridae Infections Disease Outbreaks Full Report Gastroenteritis Humans NoroVirus Population Surveillance
• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 66(7):185-189.
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6607a1
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  28231235
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5657847
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  5 pdf pages
• Volume:
  66
• Issue:
  7
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/55715/cdc_55715_DS1.pdf
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