(CIDRAP News) – Norovirus has eclipsed rotavirus as the leading cause of gastroenteritis in US children and carries substantial infection and treatment costs, according to a new study led by a research team at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
(CIDRAP News) – After scrutinizing a decade's worth of data on foodborne disease outbreaks, federal health officials estimate that produce was the vehicle in close to half of all illnesses and that poultry was the culprit in 19% of all deaths.
(CIDRAP News) – Norovirus and Salmonella continued to top the list of pathogens responsible for US outbreaks of foodborne disease, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported today.
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Bennett S, MacLean A, Miller RS, et al. Increased norovirus activity in Scotland in 2012 is associated with the emergence of a new norovirus GII.4 variant. Euro Surveill 2013 Jan 10;18(2):pii=20349
Bernard H, Hohne M, Niendorf S, et al. Epidemiology of norovirus gastroenteritis in Germany 2001-2009: eight seasons of routine surveillance. Epidemiol Infect 2013 (published online Mar 21)
Debbink K, Lindesmith LC, Donaldson EF, et al. Emergence of new pandemic GII.4 Sydney norovirus strain correlates with escape from herd immunity. J Infect Dis 2013 (published online Aug 1)
Fonager J, Hindbaek LS, Fischer TK. Rapid emergence and antigenic diversification of the norovirus 2012 Sydney variant in Denmark, October to December, 2012. Euro Surveill 2013 Feb 28;18(9):pii=20413
Gastanaduy PA, Hall AJ, Curns AT, et al. Burden of norovirus gastroenteritis in the ambulatory setting--United States, 2001-2009. J Infect Dis 2013 Apr 1;207(7):1058-65
Hall AJ, Wikswo ME, Manikonda K, et al. Acute gastroenteritis surveillance through the National Outbreak reporting system, United States. Emerg Infect Dis 2013 Aug;19(8):1305-9
Hoffmann D, Mauroy A, Seebach J, et al. New norovirus classified as a recombinant GII.g/GII.1 causes an extended foodborne outbreak at a university hospital in Munich. J Clin Virol 2013 Sep;58(1):24-30
Kundu S, Lockwood J, Depledge DP, et al. Next generation whole genome sequencing identifies the direction of norovirus transmission in linked patients. Clin Infect Dis 2013 Aug 1;57(3):407-14
Li Y, Guo H, Xu Z, et al. An outbreak of norovirus gastroenteritis associated with a secondary water supply system in a factory in south China. BMC Public Health 2013 Mar 28;13:283
Rha B, Burrer S, Park S, et al. Emergency department visit data for rapid detection and monitoring of norovirus activity, United States. Emerg Infect Dis 2013 Aug;19(8):1214-21
Trivedi TK, DeSalvo T, Lee L, et al. Hospitalizations and mortality associated with norovirus outbreaks in nursing homes, 2009-2010. JAMA 2012 Oct 24/31;380(16):1-8
Tuladhar E, Hazeleger WC, Koopmans M, et al. Transfer of noroviruses between fingers and fomites and food products. Int J Food Microbiol 2013 (published online Oct 5)
Van Beek J, Ambert-Balay K, Botteldoorn N, et al. Indications for worldwide increased norovirus activity associated with emergence of a new variant of genotype II.4, late 2012. Euro Surveill 2013 Jan 3;18(1):pii=20345
Wikswo ME, Desai R, Edwards KM, et al. Clinical profile of children with norovirus disease in rotavirus vaccine era. (Letter) Emerg Infect Dis 2013 (published online Aug 27)
