Abstract
In September 2011, an acute gastroenteritis outbreak affected 33 children in Northern Italy. Patients had drunk river water during an excursion. Identical GI.4 norovirus genomes were detected from one patient's stools and from the river water. Improper discharge of human sewage into the river may have caused this waterborne outbreak.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Caliciviridae Infections / epidemiology
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Caliciviridae Infections / virology*
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Child
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Disease Outbreaks
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Feces / virology
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Female
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Fresh Water / virology*
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Gastroenteritis / epidemiology
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Gastroenteritis / virology*
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Humans
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Italy / epidemiology
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Male
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Norovirus / classification
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Norovirus / genetics
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Norovirus / isolation & purification*
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Phylogeny
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Rivers / virology
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Seasons