Incidence of Norovirus-Associated Diarrhea, Shanghai, China, 2012-2013

Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Feb;23(2):312-315. doi: 10.3201/eid2302.161153.

Abstract

We conducted sentinel-based surveillance for norovirus in the Pudong area of Shanghai, China, during 2012-2013, by analyzing 5,324 community surveys, 408,024 medical records, and 771 laboratory-confirmed norovirus infections among 3,877 diarrhea cases. Our analysis indicated an outpatient incidence of 1.5/100 person-years and a community incidence of 8.9/100 person-years for norovirus-associated diarrhea.

Keywords: China; Pudong; Shanghai; acute gastroenteritis; diarrhea; enteric infections; incidence rate; norovirus; outpatients; sentinel surveillance; viruses.

Publication types

  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Caliciviridae Infections / epidemiology*
  • Caliciviridae Infections / history
  • Caliciviridae Infections / virology*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • China / epidemiology
  • Diarrhea / epidemiology*
  • Diarrhea / history
  • Diarrhea / virology*
  • Female
  • History, 21st Century
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Norovirus* / classification
  • Norovirus* / genetics
  • Outpatients
  • Population Surveillance
  • Young Adult