title: Outbreak of norovirus infection in a nursing home for the elderly in Malta, November-December 2008.
abstract: In norovirus outbreak in a nursing home in Malta in November and December 2008, 44 people were affected. 35 of 91 residents and nine of 44 employees were symptomatic. The overall attack rate among residents was 38.5% [corrected]. The outbreak lasted 17 days and the symptoms were mild.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Unit, Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Malta.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Grima
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gatt
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zahra
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gambin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017250:Caliciviridae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D007562:Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008319:Malta / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D029322:Norovirus; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors