Norovirus outbreaks linked to oyster consumption in the United Kingdom, Norway, France, Sweden and Denmark, 2010.
This paper reports on several simultaneous outbreaks of norovirus infection linked to the consumption of raw oysters. Since January 2010, 334 cases in 65 clusters were reported from five European countries: the United Kingdom, Norway, France, Sweden and Denmark. The article describes the available epidemiological and microbiological evidence of these outbreaks.
Westrell
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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden. therese.westrell@ecdc.europa.eu
Dusch
V
V
Ethelberg
S
S
Harris
J
J
Hjertqvist
M
M
Jourdan-da Silva
N
N
Koller
A
A
Lenglet
A
A
Lisby
M
M
Vold
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D000818:Animals; D017250:Caliciviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D029322:Norovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010125:Ostreidae / Q000382:microbiology*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors