A Gastroenteritis Outbreak Caused by Noroviruses in Greece
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Epidemiological Investigation
2.2. Laboratory Investigation
2.3. Environmental Investigation
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Epidemiologic Investigation
3.2. Laboratory Investigation
3.3. Environmental Investigation
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
- Conflict of InterestThe authors declare no conflict of interest.
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Age-groups (y.o) | Number of Cases | Population | Attack Rates/1000 inhabitants |
---|---|---|---|
<1 | 121 | 1,286 | 94.1 |
1–4 | 495 | 5,147 | 96.2 |
5–14 | 342 | 13,055 | 26.2 |
15–24 | 183 | 16,535 | 11.1 |
25–44 | 210 | 29,650 | 7.1 |
45–64 | 146 | 22,309 | 6.5 |
≥65 | 143 | 12,900 | 11.1 |
Total | 1640 | 100,882 | 16.3 |
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Vantarakis, A.; Μellou, K.; Spala, G.; Kokkinos, P.; Alamanos, Y. A Gastroenteritis Outbreak Caused by Noroviruses in Greece. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2011, 8, 3468-3478. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph8083468
Vantarakis A, Μellou K, Spala G, Kokkinos P, Alamanos Y. A Gastroenteritis Outbreak Caused by Noroviruses in Greece. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2011; 8(8):3468-3478. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph8083468
Chicago/Turabian StyleVantarakis, Apostolos, Kassiani Μellou, Georgia Spala, Petros Kokkinos, and Yiannis Alamanos. 2011. "A Gastroenteritis Outbreak Caused by Noroviruses in Greece" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 8, no. 8: 3468-3478. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph8083468