Caliciviruses and Foodborne Gastroenteritis, Chile
- Roberto Vidal
- Veronica Solari
- Nora Mamani
- Xi Jiang
- Jimena Vollaire
- Patricia Roessler
- Valeria Prado
- David O. Matson
- Miguel L. O'Ryan
Publication date
July 2005
DOI Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Journal
Emerging Infectious DiseasesAbstract
Human caliciviruses caused 45% of 55 gastroenteritis outbreaks occurring in Santiago, Chile, during 2000–2003. Outbreaks affected ≤99 persons, occurred most commonly in the home, and were associated with seafood consumption. Thirteen outbreak strains sequenced were noroviruses, including 8 GII, 2 GI, and 3 belonging to a novel genogroup
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