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Surveillance of Viral Gastroenteritis in Japan: Pediatric Cases and Outbreak Incidents

Author(s) -

S Inouye,

Kazuyo YAMASHITA,

Shizuko Yamadera,

Minako Jen Yoshikawa,

Nobuko Kato,

N. Okabe

Publication year - 2000

Publication title -

the journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69

H-Index - 252

eISSN - 1537-6613

pISSN - 0022-1899

DOI - 10.1086/315593

Subject(s) - outbreak , transmission (telecommunications) , norwalk virus , virology , rotavirus , caliciviridae , acute gastroenteritis , environmental health , medicine , epidemiology , virus , norovirus , electrical engineering , engineering

Surveillance results from pediatric cases and outbreaks of viral gastroenteritis in Japan are presented. In winter, both small round structured virus (SRSV, or Norwalk-like viruses) and rotavirus were detected from infants with gastroenteritis; however, in recent years, the prevailing time of SRSV infection has preceded that of rotavirus infection. Most nonbacterial gastroenteritis outbreaks were related to SRSV infection, and >60% of the outbreaks were caused by contaminated food. In small-sized outbreaks, raw oysters were the primary source of transmission. In large-sized outbreaks, school lunches and catered meals that were served at schools, banquet halls, and hospitals were most often implicated in the transmission of foodborne gastroenteritis.

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