1. Norovirus Outbreak Among Evacuees From Hurricane Katrina—Houston, Texas, September 2005.
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Palacio, H., Shah, U., Kilborn, C., Martinez, D., Page, V., Gavagan, T., Mattox, K., DuPont, H., Estes, M. K., Feigin, R., Atmar, R. L., Neill, F. H., Versalovic, J., Stager, C., Musher, D., Glass, R. I., Faul, M., Davies, M., Cortese, M., and Lau, E.
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GASTROENTERITIS , *HURRICANE Katrina, 2005 , *PUBLIC health research , *EMERGENCY management , *RESEARCH methodology , *PUBLIC health surveillance - Abstract
Presents research titled "Norovirus Outbreak Among Evacuees From Hurricane Katrina--Houston, Texas, September 2005." The methods used in the epidemiological study are mentioned. The Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services (HCPHES) used a checklist of symptoms to collect triage data. Statistics concerning acute gastroenteritis are provided, as well as information about infection-control measures. The CDC editorial note comments on the outbreak of norovirus gastroenteritis in the United States, conditions that facilitate transmission of the virus, management of outbreaks during disaster relief, and when norovirus should be suspected in acute gastroenteritis.
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- 2005
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