Japan - Norovirus outbreak 2012

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2 die in Osaka from norovirus outbreak, 48 others infected

By Adam Westlake / December 5, 2012

A Japanese hospital in the city of Daito, Osaka Prefecture has been identified as the central point of a norovirus outbreak which has taken the lives of two patients. Officials say the outbreak began on November 27th, and another 48 people, all patients and medical staff at the hospital, have contracted the virus. The two who died were a 88 year old woman and 76 year old man, each succumbing to organ failure.
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As 2012 has turned out to have one of the highest norovirus infection rates ever recorded, the National Institute of Infectious Diseases has issued a warning of a possible epidemic. After looking at data from 3,000 of Japan?s medical institutions, it was found that the average number of norovirus patients per hospital was 11.39 during the week of November 12th to 18th, the highest number since 2006.

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Published Date: 2012-12-05 20:27:27
Subject: PRO/EDR> Norovirus - Japan: (OA) deaths
Archive Number: 20121205.1439571

NOROVIRUS - JAPAN: (OSAKA), DEATHS
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Date: Thu 6 Dec 2012
Source: Japan Today, National [edited]
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A hospital in Daito, Osaka has become the scene of a norovirus outbreak that so far has claimed the lives of 2 patients. Since the outbreak began on Tue 27 Nov 2012, 48 patients and medical staff have contracted norovirus [infection] at the hospital. An 88-year-old woman and a 76-year-old man are believed to have died of organ failure after being infected, NTV reported Wednesday [5 Dec 2012].

Doctors say the gastroenteritis symptoms caused by norovirus [infection] include repeated vomiting and diarrhea. Although symptoms usually abate within a day or 2, norovirus infection] can also cause dehydration in young children and the elderly, affecting chronic diseases.

Norovirus infections are transmitted person to person, by contaminated food and water, and by contaminated surfaces. Local authorities say they are trying to identify the source of the outbreak.

The National Institute of Infectious Diseases is warning of a norovirus epidemic, as 2012 shows one of the highest infection rates on record. According to data collected from around 3000 medical institutions, the average number of suspected norovirus patients per hospital stood at 11.39 in the week of 12-18 Nov 2012. This figure represents the highest number since 2006, when 16.42 people per hospital were infected.

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[Norovirus infection is the most common cause of acute nonbacterial gastroenteritis in humans. Healthcare facilities, including nursing homes and hospitals, are the most commonly reported settings for norovirus outbreaks. Nearly 2/3rds of all norovirus outbreaks reported in industrialised countries occur in long-term care facilities. The virus can be introduced into healthcare facilities by infected patients -- who may or may not be showing symptoms -- or by staff, visitors, or contaminated foods. Outbreaks in these settings can be quite prolonged, and illness can be more severe, occasionally even fatal, in hospitalized or nursing home patients compared with otherwise healthy people. It is probable that the deaths of the 2 elderly patients in the hospital in Daito was a consequence of underlying health problems rather than as a direct result of norovirus infection.

 

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Norovirus kills six men in Miyazaki hospital

National<TIME datetime="2012-12-24T06:30:31+09:00">Dec. 24, 2012 - 06:30AM JST</TIME>

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The winter bug, which causes vomiting and diarrhoea, has killed six bed-ridden male patients in their 70s and 80s since December 12, the officials from the Shunko-kai Higashi Hospital in Nichinan, said.

Another 24 patients and 14 staff are also infected, with five of the patients in a serious condition.

Hospital officials apologized at a news conference and said the outbreak could have been caused by a caregiver...

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Suspected norovirus outbreak kills 4 in Yokohama hospital

National Dec. 30, 2012 - 03:00PM JST ( 7 )

YOKOHAMA ? A suspected norovirus outbreak has killed four people and infected almost 100 others at a hospital in Yokohama, officials said.

Four patients aged between 80 and 97 died of breathing problems and pneumonia between Wednesday and Friday after suffering vomiting and diarrhoea, officials at the city?s Denentoshi Hospital said Sunday.

A total of 72 patients including the four and 27 hospital staffers have been infected since Tuesday, they said.

The norovirus, which strikes in winter and causes vomiting and diarrhoea, killed six elderly patients at a hospital in Miyazaki in the south and two others at a hospital in Osaka earlier this month.

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Over hundred infect norovirus in Japanese Yokohama​

English.news.cn 2012-12-31 14:37:13​

TOKYO, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) --
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A total of 112 people, including 82 patients and 30 staff, at the Yokohama Denentoshi Hospital have infected gastroenteritis caused by the infectious virus by Monday morning, the officials was quoted by Japan's Kyodo News as saying.

The disease has probably caused death of four seniors, who died of breathing problems with reports of the virus' symptoms of vomit and diarrhea, on Dec. 29 in the hospital.
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Meanwhile, Maebashi city in Gunma Prefecture also reported a senior female, who was detected positive to the virus test, died at a nursing home, according to Kyodo.

About 17 others in the facility were also reportedly developed the symptoms of vomit and diarrhea but were not in serious condition.
Editor: Chen Zhi
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/health/2012-12/31/c_132073881.htm

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