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An outbreak of gastroenteritis caused by both rotavirus and Shigella sonnei in a private school in Rio de Janeiro

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2010

F. Sutmoller ,
R. S. Azeredo ,
M. D. Lacerda ,
O. M. Barth ,
H. G. Pereira ,
E. Hoffer  and
H. G. Schatzmayr
F. Sutmoller
Affiliation:
Departments of Virology and Bacteriology of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Caixa Postal 926, 21040 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
R. S. Azeredo
Affiliation:
Departments of Virology and Bacteriology of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Caixa Postal 926, 21040 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
M. D. Lacerda
Affiliation:
Departments of Virology and Bacteriology of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Caixa Postal 926, 21040 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
O. M. Barth
Affiliation:
Departments of Virology and Bacteriology of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Caixa Postal 926, 21040 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
H. G. Pereira
Affiliation:
Departments of Virology and Bacteriology of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Caixa Postal 926, 21040 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
E. Hoffer
Affiliation:
Departments of Virology and Bacteriology of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Caixa Postal 926, 21040 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
H. G. Schatzmayr
Affiliation:
Departments of Virology and Bacteriology of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Caixa Postal 926, 21040 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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In May 1980 an extensive outbreak of gastroenteritis occurred in a private school in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Examination of faeces and paired sera showed that this outbreak was caused by both rotavirus and a virulent strain of Shigella sonnei. In the first 19 stool samples collected seven (37%) had rotavirus only, six (32%) had Sh. sonnei only, while four (21 %) had both agents. Examination of the second and third stool collections revealed only the presence of Sh. sonnei. The 18 paired sera showed seroconversion for rotavirus in four cases (22%) and in seven cases (39 %) for Sh. sonnei. The overall attack rate of the disease was approximately 75 %, the nursery and kindergarten having higher attack rates. Students in all grades became sick at the same time, and the unimodal curve of the onset dates of symptoms indicates a common source outbreak. Evidence suggested a contaminated water supply.

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Research Article
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Journal of Hygiene , Volume 88 , Issue 2 , April 1982 , pp. 285 - 293
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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