SynthesisBMC infectious diseases2013
Incubation periods of viral gastroenteritis: a systematic review.
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79 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of enteric virus shedding in human excretions.EBioMedicine · 2025Pooled it
- Incubation Period of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli.Epidemiologic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Management and control of communicable diseases in schools and other child care settings: systematic review on the incubation period and period of infectiousness.BMC infectious diseases · 2018Pooled it
- Times to key events in Zika virus infection and implications for blood donation: a systematic review.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2016Pooled it
- Influence of Temperature and Precipitation on the Effectiveness of Water, Sanitation, and Handwashing Interventions against Childhood Diarrheal Disease in Rural Bangladesh: A Reanalysis of the WASH Benefits Bangladesh Trial.Environmental health perspectives · 2024Trial
- Effects of classroom cleaning on student health: a longitudinal study.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2022Trial
- Norovirus wastewater monitoring during a community outbreak investigation in Pennsylvania.Journal of water and health · 2026Article
- Infectious disease outcomes of NASA's health stabilization program.NPJ microgravity · 2026Article
- A Review of Combined Sewer Overflows and Gastrointestinal Illness in a Changing Climate.Current epidemiology reports · 2025Article
- Climate change, armed conflict, forced displacement, and epidemic-prone diseases: an exploratory study in northern Syria.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Prevalence and Clinical Manifestation of Astrovirus Gastroenteritis in Adults: A Seven-Year Study in Washington D.C., USA.Viruses · 2025Observational
- Near-source wastewater surveillance of SARS-CoV-2, norovirus, influenza virus and RSV across five different sites in the UK.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
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- The outbreak of acute gastroenteritis caused by sapovirus at a school in Shenzhen, China, 2023.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Canadian beach cohort study: protocol of a prospective study to assess the burden of recreational water illness.BMC public health · 2024Article
- A narrative review of norovirus epidemiology, biology, and challenges to vaccine development.NPJ vaccines · 2024Review
- Comparing Contact Tracing Through Bluetooth and GPS Surveillance Data: Simulation-Driven Approach.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
- Epidemiological Characteristics of Norovirus Outbreaks in Shenyang from 2017 to 2021.Journal of microbiology (Seoul, Korea) · 2023Article
- Recreational water exposures and illness outcomes at a freshwater beach in Toronto, Canada: A prospective cohort pilot study.PloS one · 2023Article
- Sanitary sewage overflows, boil water advisories, and emergency room and urgent care visits for gastrointestinal illness: a case-crossover study in South Carolina, USA, 2013-2017.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundAccurate knowledge of incubation period is important to investigate and to control infectious diseases and their transmission, however statements of incubation period in the literature are often uncited, inconsistent, and/or not evidence based.
methodsIn a systematic review of the literature on five enteric viruses of public health importance, we found 256 articles with incubation period estimates, including 33 with data for pooled analysis.
resultsWe fit a log-normal distribution to pooled data and found the median incubation period to be 4.5 days (95% CI 3.9-5.2 days) for astrovirus, 1.2 days (95% CI 1.1-1.2 days) for norovirus genogroups I and II, 1.7 days (95% CI 1.5-1.8 days) for sapovirus, and 2.0 days (95% CI 1.4-2.4 days) for rotavirus.
conclusionsOur estimates combine published data and provide sufficient quantitative detail to allow for these estimates to be used in a wide range of clinical and modeling applications. This can translate into improved prevention and control efforts in settings with transmission or the risk of transmission.
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