Norovirus in Bottled Water Associated with Gastroenteritis Outbreak, Spain, 2016

In April 2016, an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness (4,136 cases) occurred in Catalonia, Spain. We detected high levels of norovirus genogroups I and II in office water coolers associated with the outbreak. Infectious viral titer estimates were 33-49 genome copies/L for genogroup I and 327-660 ge...

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Autores: Blanco Ortiz, Albert, Guix Arnau, Susana, Fuster, Noemí, Fuentes, Cristina, Bartolomé, Rosa, Cornejo Sánchez, Thais, Pintó Solé, Rosa María, Bosch, Albert
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/121395
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/121395
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Gastroenteritis
Aigua potable
Drinking water
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Sumario:In April 2016, an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness (4,136 cases) occurred in Catalonia, Spain. We detected high levels of norovirus genogroups I and II in office water coolers associated with the outbreak. Infectious viral titer estimates were 33-49 genome copies/L for genogroup I and 327-660 genome copies/L for genogroup II.