Sapovirus outbreaks in long-term care facilities, Oregon and Minnesota, USA, 2002-2009

Lore E Lee; Elizabeth A Cebelinski; Candace Fuller; William E Keene; Kirk Smith; Jan Vinjé; John M Besser

doi:10.3201/eid1805.111843

Sapovirus outbreaks in long-term care facilities, Oregon and Minnesota, USA, 2002-2009

Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 May;18(5):873-6. doi: 10.3201/eid1805.111843.

Authors

Lore E Lee¹, Elizabeth A Cebelinski, Candace Fuller, William E Keene, Kirk Smith, Jan Vinjé, John M Besser

Affiliation

¹ Oregon Public Health Division, Portland, Oregon 97232, USA. lore.e.lee@state.or.us

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.

MeSH terms

Caliciviridae Infections / diagnosis
Caliciviridae Infections / epidemiology*
Capsid Proteins / genetics
Disease Outbreaks*
Feces / virology
Gastroenteritis / diagnosis
Gastroenteritis / epidemiology*
Health Facilities*
Humans
Long-Term Care
Minnesota / epidemiology
Oregon / epidemiology
Phylogeny
RNA, Viral
Sapovirus / classification
Sapovirus / genetics
Sapovirus / isolation & purification*

Substances

Capsid Proteins
RNA, Viral