Open AccessA waterborne outbreak of Norwalk-like virus in a winter holiday resort in Sweden
Author(s) -
Juan Carrique-Mas,
Yvonne Andersson,
KjellOlof Hedlund,
Benjamin Petersen,
Julia Giesecke
Publication year - 2002
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 9999-1233
DOI - 10.2807/esw.06.16.02120-en
Subject(s) - outbreak , tourism , winter season , geography , covid-19 , socioeconomics , environmental health , advertising , medicine , virology , business , archaeology , climatology , sociology , geology , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
During the last week of February 2002 (designated ‘winter sports week’ in Sweden), health authorities were informed of several cases of gastroenteritis among guests at a hotel in a holiday resort in Sweden. The area was in peak tourist season during this period, with many visitors from Sweden and abroad.