| A large outbreak of gastroenteritis associated with a small round structured virus among schoolchildren and teachers in Japan. | |
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PMID: 1879493 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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In March 1989 a large outbreak of acute gastroenteritis occurred simultaneously among schoolchildren and teachers at nine elementary schools in Toyota City, Japan. Illness was observed in 3236 (41.5%) of 7801 schoolchildren and 117 (39.4%) of 297 teachers. The main clinical symptoms were diarrhoea, vomiting, nausea and abdominal pain. Gastroenteritis was significantly associated with the consumption of school lunch served by one particular lunch preparation centre. One food handler at the centre suffered from gastroenteritis during the outbreak. Small round structured virus (SRSV) was detected in 4 of 8 stool specimens from sick persons. The school lunch contaminated by the infected food handler is the most probable source of this outbreak due to SRSV. |
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Authors:
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S Kobayashi; T Morishita; T Yamashita; K Sakae; O Nishio; T Miyake; Y Ishihara; S Isomura |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Epidemiology and infection Volume: 107 ISSN: 0950-2688 ISO Abbreviation: Epidemiol. Infect. Publication Date: 1991 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1991-09-30 Completed Date: 1991-09-30 Revised Date: 2010-09-07 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8703737 Medline TA: Epidemiol Infect Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 81-6 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Aichi Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Nagoya, Japan. |
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Abdominal Pain Acute Disease Adult Child Diarrhea Disease Outbreaks* Faculty Feces / microbiology Female Food Handling Food Services Foodborne Diseases / epidemiology*, microbiology Gastroenteritis / epidemiology*, microbiology Humans Japan / epidemiology Male Middle Aged Nausea Schools Virion / isolation & purification, ultrastructure Virus Diseases / epidemiology*, microbiology Vomiting |
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