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Elsevier, American Journal of Infection Control, 1(40), p. 73-74

DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.03.033

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Successful control of a norovirus outbreak among attendees of a hospital teaching conference

Journal article published in 2011 by Christopher Vinnard, Ingi Lee, Darren Linkin ORCID
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Abstract

We report an outbreak of norovirus gastroenteritis after a hospital teaching conference, and describe the specific measures instituted by the infection control team. No secondary cases of norovirus infection were identified among hospital staff or patients. In a case-control study, we identified multiple food source contamination as the source of the outbreak. Our report highlights the potential success of a multifaceted infection control strategy in preventing the transmission of norovirus in health care settings.