title: Acute gastroenteritis outbreaks associated with ground-waterborne norovirus in South Korea during 2008-2012.
abstract: Epidemiological and virological studies indicate that noroviruses-contaminated groundwater was the primary source of four acute gastroenteritis outbreaks in South Korea between 2008 and 2012. Furthermore, cabbage kimchi was first identified as the vehicle of transmission between groundwater and infected patients in an outbreak in 2011. The proper treatment of groundwater sources prior to use for drinking or in food preparation is necessary to prevent further outbreaks.
authors.affiliation: Division of Virology,Gyeonggi Provincial Research Institute of Public Health and Environment,Suwon,Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: Korea Zoonosis Research Institute, Chonbuk National University,Jeonju,Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Division of Virology,Gyeonggi Provincial Research Institute of Public Health and Environment,Suwon,Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Food Microbiology Division, Food Safety Evaluation Department,National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation,Osong,Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Division of Virology,Gyeonggi Provincial Research Institute of Public Health and Environment,Suwon,Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Division of Vaccine Research, Center for Infectious Disease,National Institute of Health, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,Osong,Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Cheon
authors.affiliation: Environmental Infrastructure Research Department,National Institute of Environmental Research,Incheon,Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Jheong
authors.affiliation: Department of Life Science,The University of Seoul,Seoul,Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Jho
authors.affiliation: Division of Virology,Gyeonggi Provincial Research Institute of Public Health and Environment,Suwon,Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine,The Catholic University of Korea,Seoul,Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Paik
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001937:Brassica; D017250:Caliciviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D029322:Norovirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010802:Phylogeny; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D014871:Water Microbiology