title: Caliciviruses and foodborne gastroenteritis, Chile.
abstract: Human caliciviruses caused 45% of 55 gastroenteritis outbreaks occurring in Santiago, Chile, during 2000-2003. Outbreaks affected ?99 persons, occurred most commonly in the home, and were associated with seafood consumption. Thirteen outbreak strains sequenced were noroviruses, including 8 GII, 2 GI, and 3 belonging to a novel genogroup.
authors: Microbiology Program, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.
authors: Roberto
authors: R
authors: Vidal
authors: Veronica
authors: V
authors: Solari
authors: Nora
authors: N
authors: Mamani
authors: Xi
authors: X
authors: Jiang
authors: Jimena
authors: J
authors: Vollaire
authors: Patricia
authors: P
authors: Roessler
authors: Valeria
authors: V
authors: Prado
authors: David O
authors: DO
authors: Matson
authors: Miguel L
authors: ML
authors: O'Ryan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017250:Caliciviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002677:Chile / Q000453:epidemiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D029322:Norovirus / Q000235:genetics; D010802:Phylogeny