The frequency of a Norwalk-like pattern of illness in outbreaks of acute gastroenteritis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11025573 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J E Kaplan, R Feldman, Ricardo A Feldman (0000-0001-6090-0439), D S Campbell, Deanna Campbell, Cindy Lookabaugh, G William Gary |
| Year | 1982 |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 1329-1332 |
| Publication date | 1982-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.72.12.1329 |
| PMID | 6291414 |
| OpenAlex | W2083166243 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
Records of 642 outbreaks of acute gastroenteritis were reviewed to determine the proportion of outbreaks that were clinically and epidemiologically consistent with Norwalk-like virus infection. Using as our criteria stool cultures negative for bacterial pathogens, mean (or median) duration of illness 12-60 hours, vomiting in greater than or equal to 50 per cent of cases, and, if known, mean (or median) incubation period of 24-48 hours, we found that 23 per cent of waterborne outbreaks, 4 per cent of foodborne outbreaks, and 67 per cent, 60 per cent, and 28 per cent of outbreaks in nursing homes, in summer camps, and on cruise ships, respectively, satisfied the criteria for Norwalk-like pattern. Of 54 outbreaks that satisfied the criteria for Norwalk-like pattern, 14 were investigated for virus etiology. Ten of these (71 per cent) yielded serologic evidence of Norwalk-like virus infection. Norwalk-like viruses are probably an important cause of outbreaks of acute gastroenteritis. Investigation for Norwalk virus antibody in outbreaks that are clinically and epidemiologically consistent with Norwalk-like virus infection is likely to yield diagnostically useful results
Acute gastroenteritis · Antibody · Caliciviridae · Etiology · Norovirus · Norwalk virus · Outbreak · Serology · Veterinary medicine · Virus · Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology · Epidemiology · Food Safety and Hygiene · Immunology · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology · Virology
Edible vaccines
Épidémie de gastro-entérite d’origine virale associée à la consommation de framboises importées
A Gastroenteritis Outbreak Caused by Noroviruses in Greece
Economic costs of outbreaks of acute viral gastroenteritis due to norovirus in Catalonia (Spain), 2010–2011
Evidence-Based interventions of Norovirus outbreaks in China
An outbreak of norovirus gastroenteritis associated with asymptomatic food handlers in Kinmen, Taiwan
Norwalk virus
Norwalk-like gastroenteritis epidemic in a Toronto hospital
Health implications of organics in groundwater
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 1982 - 2022 (41) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |