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ArticleEpidemiology and infection2018

Pilot survey of norovirus in Northern Italy: an example of surveillance of norovirus gastroenteritis.

E Pagani, F Folli, S Tofani, F M Ruggeri, F Ostanello, I Di Bartolo

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Article in Epidemiology and infection, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

E PaganiLaboratory of Microbiology and Virology,Azienda Sanitaria dell'Alto Adige,Bolzano,Italy.
F FolliLaboratory of Microbiology and Virology,Azienda Sanitaria dell'Alto Adige,Bolzano,Italy.
S TofaniDepartment of Food Safety,Nutrition and Veterinary Public Health,Istituto Superiore di Sanità,Rome,Italy.
F M RuggeriDepartment of Food Safety,Nutrition and Veterinary Public Health,Istituto Superiore di Sanità,Rome,Italy.
F OstanelloDepartment of Veterinary Medical Science,University of Bologna,Ozzano dell'Emilia (BO),Italy.
I Di BartoloDepartment of Food Safety,Nutrition and Veterinary Public Health,Istituto Superiore di Sanità,Rome,Italy.
Istituto Superiore di Sanità · ITAzienda Sanitaria di Firenze · ITUniversity of Bologna · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this study, we describe the results of virological investigations carried out on cases of gastroenteritis reported in different communities within a 2-year pilot surveillance programme (January 2012 to December 2013) in the autonomous province of Bolzano (Northern Italy). Among the 162 norovirus (NoV)-positive cases out of 702 cases investigated, 76 were grouped in nine suspected outbreaks, 37 were hospital-acquired and 49 were community-acquired sporadic cases. NoV infections were found in all age groups in outbreak and community-acquired cases, while the highest peak of hospital-acquired infections occurred in the elderly. Sequence analyses helped to identify suspected outbreaks both in the community and in hospital wards. Although GII.4 is the predominant genotype, sequence data confirmed that at least seven genotypes circulate causing sporadic cases. Findings in this study confirmed the relevance of NoV infections as a cause of outbreaks, and impact of NoV infections in community-acquired sporadic cases in adults that are rarely described because of a lack of reporting.

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Disease OutbreaksAdolescentAdultAgedCaliciviridae InfectionsChildChild, PreschoolCross InfectionEpidemiological MonitoringFemaleGastroenteritisGenotypeHumansInfantItalyMaleRNA, ViralGastroenteritishumanItalynorovirussurveillance

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PMID29307329
PMCPMC9134546
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