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Document Details : Title: Hospital outbreak of gastroenteritis due to Norovirus in Belgium Author(s): VERBELEN V , BODÉUS M, GARRINO MG, SCIPIONI A, KABAMBAL B, DAUBE G, THIRY E, GOUBAU P Journal: Acta Clinica Belgica Volume: 59 Issue: 1 Date: 2004 Pages: 30-33 DOI: 10.2143/ACB.59.1.2050382 Abstract : We report an outbreak of gastroenteritis due to Norovirus in a care unit in a Belgian hospital involving thirty-three people. The origin of the outbreak was traced to one nursing assistant. The virus strain identified by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and electron microscopy belonged to the genogroup II. |
