Norwalk-like virus outbreaks at two summer camps--Wisconsin, June 2001.
On June 27 and 28, 2001, the Wisconsin Division of Public Health was notified by two local health departments of outbreaks of gastroenteritis at two summer recreational camps (camps A and B) in northern Wisconsin. This report summarizes the investigation of these outbreaks, which documents person-to-person transmission of "Norwalk-like virus" (NLV) and underscores the importance of cleaning environmental surfaces and the availability and use of hand-washing facilities at recreational camps.
D017250:Caliciviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002165:Camping; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D009663:Norwalk virus; D012621:Seasons; D014922:Wisconsin / Q000453:epidemiology