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ArticleZoonoses and public health2020

Norovirus outbreak in a natural playground: A One Health approach.

Gregorius J Sips, Mariëlle J G Dirven, Joke T Donkervoort, Francien M van Kolfschoten, Claudia M E Schapendonk, My V T Phan, Annemieke Bloem, Anna F van Leeuwen, Mariechristine E Trompenaars, Marion P G Koopmans and 3 more

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Article in Zoonoses and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors.

Gregorius J SipsPublic Health Service Rotterdam-Rijnmond, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-4506-983X
Mariëlle J G DirvenPublic Health Service Rotterdam-Rijnmond, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Joke T DonkervoortPublic Health Service Rotterdam-Rijnmond, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Francien M van KolfschotenPublic Health Service Rotterdam-Rijnmond, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Claudia M E SchapendonkDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
My V T PhanDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-6905-8513
Annemieke BloemDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Anna F van LeeuwenPublic Health Service Rotterdam-Rijnmond, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Mariechristine E TrompenaarsPublic Health Service Rotterdam-Rijnmond, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Marion P G KoopmansDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-5204-2312
Annemiek A van der EijkDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Miranda de GraafDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Ewout B FanoyPublic Health Service Rotterdam-Rijnmond, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Norovirus constitutes the most frequently identified infectious cause of disease outbreaks associated with untreated recreational water. When investigating outbreaks related to surface water, a One Health approach is insightful. Historically, there has been a focus on potential contamination of recreational water by bird droppings and a recent publication demonstrating human noroviruses in bird faeces suggested this should be investigated in future water-related norovirus outbreaks. Here, we describe a One Health approach investigating a norovirus outbreak in a natural playground. On social media, a large amount of waterfowl were reported to defecate near these playground premises leading to speculations about their potential involvement. Surface water, as well as human and bird faecal specimens, was tested for human noroviruses. Norovirus was found to be the most likely cause of the outbreak but there was no evidence for transmission via waterfowl. Cases had become known on social media prior to notification to the public health service underscoring the potential of online media as an early warning system. In view of known risk factors, advice was given for future outbreak investigations and natural playground design.

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Parks, RecreationalWater MicrobiologyZoonosesAdolescentAdultAnimalsAnseriformesBird DiseasesCaliciviridae InfectionsChildChild, PreschoolDisease NotificationDisease OutbreaksFecesHumansNorovirusbirdsfaecesnorovirusOne Healthsocial mediawater

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PMCPMC7318310

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