Transmission of calicivirus by a foodhandler in the pre-symptomatic phase of illness.
Epidemiol Infect
; 123(3): 475-8, 1999 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
After a Christmas party in a restaurant, 48 (68%) of the 82 guests contracted calicivirus gastroenteritis. The epidemiological investigation showed that salad was strongly associated with the disease episode (RR = 2.43, P = 0.0005). Similar symptoms occurred among other customers who had had a meal at the same restaurant on the same evening. A foodhandler who had only prepared salad and appetizers became sick about 30 min after the end of his shift. He had been free of symptoms while preparing food. Few outbreak investigations have shown calicivirus transmission by foodhandlers some hours before becoming symptomatic.
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Assunto principal:
Contaminação de Alimentos
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Surtos de Doenças
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Infecções por Caliciviridae
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Manipulação de Alimentos
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1999
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Article