Hospital outbreak of gastroenteritis due to Norovirus in Belgium

V Verbelen; M Bodéus; M G Garrino; A Scipioni; B Kabamba; G Daube; E Thiry; P Goubau

doi:10.1179/acb.2004.005

Hospital outbreak of gastroenteritis due to Norovirus in Belgium

Acta Clin Belg. 2004 Jan-Feb;59(1):30-3. doi: 10.1179/acb.2004.005.

Authors

V Verbelen¹, M Bodéus, M G Garrino, A Scipioni, B Kabamba, G Daube, E Thiry, P Goubau

Affiliation

¹ Département de Biologie Clinique, Laboratoire de Virologie, Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, U.C.L., Bruxelles, Belgique.

PMID: 15065694
DOI: 10.1179/acb.2004.005

Abstract

We report an outbreak of gastroenteritis due to Norovirus in a care unit in a Belgian hospital involving thirty-three people. The origin of the outbreak was traced to one nursing assistant. The virus strain identified by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and electron microscopy belonged to the genogroup II.

MeSH terms

Belgium / epidemiology
Caliciviridae Infections / epidemiology*
Caliciviridae Infections / transmission
Caliciviridae Infections / virology*
Contact Tracing
Cross Infection / epidemiology
Cross Infection / transmission
Cross Infection / virology
Disease Outbreaks*
Gastroenteritis / epidemiology*
Gastroenteritis / virology*
Hospitals*
Humans
Norovirus* / classification
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction