Sapovirus Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Facilities, Oregon and Minnesota, USA, 2002–2009

Sapovirus Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Facilities, Oregon and Minnesota, USA, 2002–2009

We tested fecal samples from 93 norovirus-negative gastroenteritis outbreaks; 21 outbreaks were caused by sapovirus. Of these, 71% were caused by sapovirus genogroup IV and 66% occurred in long-term care facilities. Future investigation of gastroenteritis outbreaks should include multi-organism test...

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Main Authors: Lore E. Lee, Elizabeth A. Cebelinski, Candace Fuller, William E. Keene, Kirk Smith, Jan Vinjé, John M. Besser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
norovirus
sapovirus
Caliciviridae
viruses
gastroenteritis
long-term care
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/5/11-1843_article

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