An outbreak of food-borne gastroenteritis in two hospitals associated with a Norwalk-like virus.
Two connected outbreaks of gastroenteritis in separate hospitals associated with a small round structured virus morphologically indistinguishable from the Norwalk virus are described. The virus was most probably introduced on chicken sandwiches prepared by a member of the kitchen staff who was incubating the disease.
D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004739:England; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D009663:Norwalk virus; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*