Ice-associated norovirus outbreak predominantly caused by GII.17 in Taiwan, 2015.

ABSTRACT:

Background

On 5 March 2015, Taiwan Centers for Disease Control was notified of more than 200 students with gastroenteritis at a senior high school during excursion to Kenting. We conducted an outbreak investigation to identify the causative agent and possible vehicle of the pathogen.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort study by using a structured questionnaire to interview all students for consumed food items during their stay at the resort. Students were defined as a gastroenteritis case while having vomiting or diarrhea after the breakfast on 4 March. We inspected the environment to identify possible contamination route. We collected stool or vomitus samples from ill students, food handlers and environmental specimens for bacterial culture for common enteropathogen

SUBMITTER: Cheng HY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5688813 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature