Norovirus outbreaks linked to oyster consumption in the United Kingdom, Norway, France, Sweden and Denmark, 2010

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Authors

Therese Westrell · European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

V Dusch · Ministère de l'Agriculture et de la Souveraineté alimentaire

Steen Ethelberg · Statens Serum Institut

John Harris

Marika Hjertqvist · Swedish Institute

Nathalie Jourdan‐Da Silva · Institut de Veille Sanitaire

Antonius Koller · Norwegian Food Safety Authority

Abstract

This paper reports on several simultaneous outbreaks of norovirus infection linked to the consumption of raw oysters. Since January 2010, 334 cases in 65 clusters were reported from five European countries: the United Kingdom, Norway, France, Sweden and Denmark. The article describes the available epidemiological and microbiological evidence of these outbreaks.

Topics & Keywords

Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Animal health and immunology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Eurosurveillance

Volume 15, Issue 12

DOI: 10.2807/ese.15.12.19524-en

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