Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6121587 | Journal of Clinical Virology | 2012 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
We describe the first laboratory-confirmed norovirus outbreak in Guatemala. The high illness attack rate, detection of multiple norovirus strains in sick persons, and presence of fecal contamination of drinking water indicate likely waterborne transmission.
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Authors
Wences Arvelo, Silvia M. Sosa, Patricia Juliao, MarÃa R. López, Alejandra Estevéz, Beatriz López, MarÃa E. Morales-Betoulle, Miguel González, Nicole A. Gregoricus, Aron J. Hall, Jan Vinje, Umesh Parashar, Kim A. Lindblade,