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Foodborne Outbreaks Caused by Human Norovirus GII.P17-GII.17–Contaminated Nori, Japan, 2017

Authors :
Naomi Sakon
Kenji Sadamasu
Takayuki Shinkai
Yousuke Hamajima
Hideaki Yoshitomi
Yuki Matsushima
Rika Takada
Fumio Terasoma
Asako Nakamura
Jun Komano
Koo Nagasawa
Hideaki Shimizu
Kazuhiko Katayama
Hirokazu Kimura
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 24, Iss 5, Pp 920-923 (2018)
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2018.

Abstract

Seven foodborne norovirus outbreaks attributable to the GII.P17-GII.17 strain were reported across Japan in 2017, causing illness in a total of 2,094 persons. Nori (dried shredded seaweed) was implicated in all outbreaks and tested positive for norovirus. Our data highlight the stability of norovirus in dehydrated food products.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040 and 10806059
Volume :
24
Issue :
5
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.954d482e31b4cb4ac49857dee53fafd
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2405.171733