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Hospital Outbreak of Norwalk-Like Virus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Philip L. Russo ,
Denis W. Spelman ,
Glenys A. Harrington ,
Adam W.J. Jenney ,
Ishara C. Gunesekere ,
Peter J. Wright ,
Jennifer C. Doultree  and
John A. Marshall
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Abstract

An outbreak of gastroenteritis caused by Norwalk-like virus occurred in two areas of the hospital: area 1, consisting of three adjacent and interconnected wards, with mostly elderly patients; and area 2, an acute ward in a separate building with elderly patients. In area 1, 40 patients and 20 staff were affected; in area 2, 18 patients and 14 staff were affected. Infection control measures were instituted in consultation with the government health authority. These measures did not appear to affect the course of the outbreak, but may have prevented spread to other wards.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 18 , Issue 8 , August 1997 , pp. 576 - 579
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1997

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