Assessment of Food and Waterborne Viral Outbreaks by Using Field Epidemiologic, Modern Laboratory and Statistical Methods—Lessons Learnt from Seven Major Norovirus Outbreaks in Finland

Seven major food- and waterborne norovirus outbreaks in Western Finland during 2014–2018 were re-analysed. The aim was to assess the effectiveness of outbreak investigation tools and evaluate the Kaplan criteria. We summarised epidemiological and microbiological findings from seven outbreaks. To eva...

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Main Authors: Aleksandra Polkowska, Sirpa Räsänen, Pekka Nuorti, Leena Maunula, Katri Jalava
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-12-01
Series:Pathogens
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/12/1624