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European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
Published in: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases 10/2003

01-10-2003 | Concise Article

Rapid Propagation of Norovirus Gastrointestinal Illness Through Multiple Nursing Homes Following a Pilgrimage

Authors: R. Fretz, H. Schmid, U. Kayser, P. Svoboda, M. Tanner, A. Baumgartner

Published in: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases | Issue 10/2003

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Abstract

Reported here is an outbreak of gastroenteritis due to Norovirus infection that affected at least 450 persons from nursing homes and similar institutions in Switzerland during and after an organised pilgrimage to Lourdes in France. The outbreak was characteristic of direct person-to-person transmission, with the primary cases occurring in the hospital that harboured some of the pilgrims in Lourdes.
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Metadata
Title
Rapid Propagation of Norovirus Gastrointestinal Illness Through Multiple Nursing Homes Following a Pilgrimage
Authors
R. Fretz
H. Schmid
U. Kayser
P. Svoboda
M. Tanner
A. Baumgartner
Publication date
01-10-2003
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases / Issue 10/2003
Print ISSN: 0934-9723
Electronic ISSN: 1435-4373
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-003-1006-3

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