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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Isakbaeva, Elmira T. ; Widdowson, Marc-Alain ; Beard, R. Suzanne ; Bulens, Sandra N. ; Mullins, James ; ... More +
Isakbaeva, Elmira T. ; Widdowson, Marc-Alain ; Beard, R. Suzanne ; Bulens, Sandra N. ; Mullins, James ; Monroe, Stephan S. ; Bresee, Joseph ; Sassano, Patricia ; Cramer, Elaine H. ; Glass, Roger I. Less -
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An outbreak of norovirus gastroenteritis affected passengers on two consecutive cruises of ship X and continued on 4 subsequent cruises despite a 1-week sanitization. We documented transmission by food and person-to-person contact; persistence of virus despite sanitization onboard, including introductions of new strains; and seeding of an outbreak on land.
Subject:
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Caliciviridae Infections
Disease Outbreaks
Dispatch
Gastroenteritis
Humans
Norovirus
Ships
Travel

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 11(1):154-157.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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