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ArticleFood and environmental virology2016

An Outbreak of Norovirus Infections Among Lunch Customers at a Restaurant, Tampere, Finland, 2015.

Thuan Huu Vo, Omar Okasha, Haider Al-Hello, Aleksandra Polkowska, Sirpa Räsänen, Merja Bojang, J Pekka Nuorti, Katri Jalava

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Article in Food and environmental virology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Thuan Huu VoDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Health Sciences, University of Tampere, 33014, Tampere, Finland. Huuthuan.Vo@uta.fi.
Omar OkashaDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Health Sciences, University of Tampere, 33014, Tampere, Finland.
Haider Al-HelloViral Infections Unit, National Institute for Health and Welfare, 00271, Helsinki, Finland.
Aleksandra PolkowskaDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Health Sciences, University of Tampere, 33014, Tampere, Finland.
Sirpa RäsänenDepartment of Environmental Health, Frenckellinaukio 2B, 4th Floor, PO Box 487, 33101, Tampere, Finland.
Merja BojangDepartment of Environmental Health, Frenckellinaukio 2B, 4th Floor, PO Box 487, 33101, Tampere, Finland.
J Pekka NuortiDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Health Sciences, University of Tampere, 33014, Tampere, Finland.
Katri JalavaDepartment of Environmental Health, Frenckellinaukio 2B, 4th Floor, PO Box 487, 33101, Tampere, Finland.
Tampere University · FIFinnish Institute for Health and Welfare · FI

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

On January 29, 2015, the city of Tampere environmental health officers were informed of a possible foodborne outbreak among customers who had eaten lunch in restaurant X. Employees of electric companies A and B had a sudden onset of gastrointestinal symptoms. We conducted a retrospective cohort study to identify the vehicle, source, and causative agent of the outbreak. A case was defined as an employee of companies A or B with diarrhea and/or vomiting who ate lunch at Restaurant X on January 26, 2015. All employees of the companies attending the implicated lunch were invited to participate in the cohort study. Environmental investigation was conducted. Twenty-one responders were included in statistical analysis, of which 11 met with the case definition. Of the 15 food items consumed by participants, four food items were associated with gastroenteritis. Of four kitchen staff, three tested positive for norovirus GIP7, the strain was found earlier in the community. No patient samples were obtained. Level of hygiene in the kitchen was inadequate. Infected kitchen staff probably transmitted norovirus by inadequate hygiene practices. No new cases associated with Restaurant X were reported after the hygiene practices were improved.

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AdultCaliciviridae InfectionsDisease OutbreaksFemaleFinlandFoodborne DiseasesFood HandlingGastroenteritisHumansLunchMaleNorovirusRestaurantsRetrospective StudiesFinlandFoodborne outbreakGastroenteritisNorovirus

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