Norovirus in Bottled Water Associated with Gastroenteritis Outbreak, Spain, 2016
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In April 2016, an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness (4,136 cases) occurred in Catalonia, Spain. We detected high levels of norovirus genotypes I and II in office water coolers associated with the outbreak. Infectious viral titer estimates were 33-49 genome copies/L for genotype I and 327-660 genome copies/L for genotype II.
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دوره 23 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017