Abstract
In April 2016, an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness (4,136 cases) occurred in Catalonia, Spain. We detected high levels of norovirus genotypes I and II in office water coolers associated with the outbreak. Infectious viral titer estimates were 33-49 genome copies/L for genotype I and 327-660 genome copies/L for genotype II.
Keywords:
Catalonia; Spain; bottled water; enteric infections; gastroenteritis; norovirus; outbreak; viruses.
MeSH terms
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Caliciviridae Infections / epidemiology*
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Caliciviridae Infections / virology
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Disease Outbreaks*
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Drinking Water / virology*
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Gastroenteritis / epidemiology*
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Gastroenteritis / virology
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Genotype
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Humans
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Norovirus / classification
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Norovirus / genetics
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Norovirus / isolation & purification*
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RNA, Viral / genetics
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Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Spain / epidemiology
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Water Microbiology*
Substances
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Drinking Water
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RNA, Viral