Norovirus outbreaks on college and university campuses.
J Am Coll Health
; 68(7): 688-697, 2020 10.
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| ID: mdl-31084526
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To describe norovirus outbreaks at colleges and universities.Participants:
None. Conducted September 2016 to March 2018.Methods:
College and university norovirus outbreaks reported to the US National Outbreak Reporting System (NORS, 2009-2016) or published and indexed by EMBASE, PubMed, and Web of Science (1985-2017) were analyzed.Results:
Seventy-seven norovirus outbreaks were reported to NORS and 23 were identified in the systematic literature review. Outbreaks occurred more frequently during the beginning of the school year (September-February). NORS outbreaks were more often spread by person-to-person transmission (61%) and, in published outbreaks, by food (57%). The reported exposures of published outbreaks were campus dining (n = 8) and ill food service workers (n = 7). Higher attack rates were associated with smaller on-campus population size, social networks or residences, and specific food exposures. Common control measures were communal area disinfection and health/hygiene education.Conclusions:
Recommendations summarized to prevent and control norovirus outbreaks at colleges or universities.Palavras-chave
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Universidades
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Infecções por Caliciviridae
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2020
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Article