Human noroviruses are the leading cause of epidemic and sporadic gastroenteritis across
all age groups. Although the disease is usually self-limiting, in the United States norovirus …

Gastroenteritis, both epidemic and sporadic, is a common cause of morbidity and mortality
among persons of all ages, accounting for over 1.8 million deaths in children under 5 years …

Infection surveillance definitions for long-term care facilities (ie, the McGeer Criteria) have
not been updated since 1991. An expert consensus panel modified these definitions on the …

Four epidemiological categories were initially devised for classifying water-related infectious
“diseases” with regard to the engineering technologies required to prevent or control them …

Coupling the basics of hygrogeology with analytical and numerical modeling methods,
Hydrogeology and Groundwater Modeling, Second Edition provides detailed coverage of …

Noroviruses are the most common cause of epidemic gastroenteritis, responsible for at least
50% of all gastroenteritis outbreaks worldwide, and a major cause of foodborne illness. In …

▪ Abstract Emerging pathogens in drinking water have become increasingly important during
the decade. These include newly-recognized pathogens from fecal sources such as …

1. Introduction rman, 1999), only contaminating human viruses have ever been associated
with illness in seafood consum-Two fundamental properties of viruses limit the ers. Viral …

The purpose of this study was to examine global epidemiological trends in human norovirus
(NoV) outbreaks by transmission route and setting, and describe relationships between …

We investigated the natural history of human Calicivirus infection in the community. Clinical
information was obtained from 99 subjects infected with Norwalk-like viruses (NLV) and 40 …