2014•Unpublished venueRequires access

Survey on an outbreak of norovirus related acute gastroenteritis in a kindergarten in Jinhua City of Zhejiang

Pang Zhi-fen

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In January 2013, an epidemic of acute gastroenteritis caused by norovius outbreak in a kindergarten. A total of 20 cases were reported, which were in the same class, with the attack rate of 57.14%(20/35). The G II type norovius nucleic acid was detected in 5 of 7 anal swabs. It was found that contacting the cases, cases vomiting, excrement and their pollutants were the major factors,which caused the outbreak of norovirus related acute gastroenteritis.

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Key concepts: Norovirus, Outbreak, Acute gastroenteritis, Attack rate, Vomiting, Medicine, Environmental health, Virology