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Norovirus transmission on cruise ship.

Emerging infectious diseases ·Vol. 11 ·No. 1 ·2005-01-00 ·Pages 154-8

Isakbaeva ET, Widdowson MA, Beard RS, Bulens SN, Mullins J, Monroe SS, Bresee J, Sassano P, Cramer EH, Glass RI

Abstract

An outbreak of norovirus gastroenteritis affected passengers on two consecutive cruises of ship X and continued on 4 subsequent cruises despite a 1-week sanitization. We documented transmission by food and person-to-person contact; persistence of virus despite sanitization onboard, including introductions of new strains; and seeding of an outbreak on land.

MeSH Terms

Caliciviridae Infections/epidemiology,transmission,virology Disease Outbreaks Gastroenteritis/epidemiology,virology Humans Norovirus/classification,genetics,isolation & purification Ships Travel

Authors & Affiliations

10 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Isakbaeva Elmira T

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.

Widdowson Marc-Alain

Beard R Suzanne

Bulens Sandra N

Mullins James

Monroe Stephan S

Bresee Joseph

Sassano Patricia

Cramer Elaine H

Glass Roger I

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Article Info

Journal

Emerging infectious diseases

Abbr.

Emerg Infect Dis

ISSN

1080-6040

DOI

10.3201/eid1101.040434

Published

2005-01-00

Pages

154-8

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

9508155

PMCID

PMC3294347

Subset

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