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Volume 18, Number 5?May 2012
Dispatch
Sapovirus Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Facilities, Oregon and Minnesota, USA, 2002?2009
Lore E. LeeComments to Author , Elizabeth A. Cebelinski, Candace Fuller, William E. Keene, Kirk Smith, Jan Vinj?, and John M. Besser
Author affiliations: Oregon Public Health Division, Portland, Oregon, USA (L.E. Lee, W.E. Keene); Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA (E.A. Cebelinski, C. Fuller, K. Smith); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (J. Vinj?, J.M. Besser)
Abstract
We tested fecal samples from 93 norovirus-negative gastroenteritis outbreaks; 21 outbreaks were caused by sapovirus. Of these, 71% were caused by sapovirus genogroup IV and 66% occurred in long-term care facilities. Future investigation of gastroenteritis outbreaks should include multi-organism testing...
Volume 18, Number 5?May 2012
Dispatch
Sapovirus Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Facilities, Oregon and Minnesota, USA, 2002?2009
Lore E. LeeComments to Author , Elizabeth A. Cebelinski, Candace Fuller, William E. Keene, Kirk Smith, Jan Vinj?, and John M. Besser
Author affiliations: Oregon Public Health Division, Portland, Oregon, USA (L.E. Lee, W.E. Keene); Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA (E.A. Cebelinski, C. Fuller, K. Smith); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (J. Vinj?, J.M. Besser)
Abstract
We tested fecal samples from 93 norovirus-negative gastroenteritis outbreaks; 21 outbreaks were caused by sapovirus. Of these, 71% were caused by sapovirus genogroup IV and 66% occurred in long-term care facilities. Future investigation of gastroenteritis outbreaks should include multi-organism testing...