Significance of norovirus in occupational health: a review of published norovirus outbreaks in Central and Northern Europe.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Globally, norovirus (NoV) is the leading cause of gastroenteritis infection among all ages. The development of prevention strategies in the field of occupational health requires a detailed knowledge about the impact of the disease on employees. This review article aims not only at evaluating the burden of NoV outbreaks on staff but also at discussing implications for future prevention strategies.

Methods

Published NoV outbreaks in Central and Northern Europe were identified via a systematic literature search. Additionally, published NoV outbreaks in Germany were detected via a manual literature search. Key epidemiological data, as the number of symptomatic staff, was then extracted. The proportion of affected employees was calculated for each dataset (single NoV o

SUBMITTER: Hofmann FM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7222890 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature