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Viral gastroenteritis outbreaks in Europe, 1995-2000.
- Source :
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Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2003 Jan; Vol. 9 (1), pp. 90-6. - Publication Year :
- 2003
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Abstract
- To gain understanding of surveillance and epidemiology of viral gastroenteritis outbreaks in Europe, we compiled data from 10 surveillance systems in the Foodborne Viruses in Europe network. Established surveillance systems found Norovirus to be responsible for >85% (N =3,714) of all nonbacterial outbreaks of gastroenteritis reported from 1995 to 2000. However, the absolute number and population-based rates of viral gastroenteritis outbreaks differed markedly among European surveillance systems. A wide range of estimates of the importance of foodborne transmission were also found. We review these differences within the context of the sources of outbreak surveillance information, clinical definitions, and structures of the outbreak surveillance systems.
- Subjects :
- Data Collection
Europe epidemiology
Food Microbiology
Foodborne Diseases
Humans
Norovirus isolation & purification
Population Surveillance methods
Rotavirus isolation & purification
Water Microbiology
Disease Outbreaks
Gastroenteritis epidemiology
Gastroenteritis virology
Viruses isolation & purification
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1080-6040
- Volume :
- 9
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 12533287
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0901.020184