A new serotype of calicivirus associated with an outbreak of gastroenteritis in a residential home for the elderly.
An outbreak of gastroenteritis involving residents and members of staff in a nursing home for the elderly is described. The agent associated with this episode was a calicivirus which is serologically distinct from two strains causing gastroenteritis in children. We believe that this is the first report of calicivirus infection in adults.
D000368:Aged; D002139:Caliciviridae / Q000145:classification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004739:England; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D010850:Picornaviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D012703:Serotyping