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ArticleViruses2021

A Waterborne Gastroenteritis Outbreak Caused by a GII Norovirus in a Holiday Camp in Catalonia (Spain), 2017.

Mònica Carol, Víctor Guadalupe-Fernández, Cristina Rius, Nuria Soldevila, Efrén Razquin, Susana Guix, Angela Dominguez, On Behalf Of The Working Group For The Study Of Outbreaks Of Acute Gastroenteritis In Catalonia

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Article in Viruses, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Mònica CarolSub-Directorate General of Surveillance and Response to Public Health Emergencies, Public Health Agency of Catalonia, Generalitat of Catalonia, 08005 Barcelona, Spain.
Víctor Guadalupe-FernándezSub-Directorate General of Surveillance and Response to Public Health Emergencies, Public Health Agency of Catalonia, Generalitat of Catalonia, 08005 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1074-5597
Cristina RiusEpidemiological Service of Public Health Agency of Barcelona (ASPB), 08023 Barcelona, Spain.
Nuria SoldevilaCIBER Epidemiologia y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Instituto Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1353-5325
Efrén RazquinLaboratory of Barcelona Public Health Agency (ASPB), 08001 Barcelona, Spain.
Susana GuixEnteric Virus Laboratory, Department of Genetics, Microbiology and Statistics, Section of Microbiology, Virology and Biotechnology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety (INSA), School of Biology, University of Barcelona (UB), 08028 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1588-3198
Angela DominguezCIBER Epidemiologia y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Instituto Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0219-1907
On Behalf Of The Working Group For The Study Of Outbreaks Of Acute Gastroenteritis In Catalonia
Instituto de Salud Carlos III · ESGeneralitat de Catalunya · ESAgencia de Salud Pública de Barcelona · ESUniversitat de Barcelona · ES

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

On 2 February 2017, Epidemiological Surveillance Services were notified of an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) among schoolchildren who had taken part of a school trip from 30 January to 3 February 2017 at a holiday camp in Catalonia. A retrospective cohort study was performed to identify the causative agent, estimate the magnitude of the outbreak and identify its source, as well as to determine the route of transmission. Data collected by standardised questionnaires identified 41 episodes of AGE among 174 individuals who attended the camp. Cases had mainly symptoms of abdominal pain (73.8%), nausea (64.3%), vomiting (54.8%), diarrhoea (45.2%) and headache (42.9%). Consumption of water was associated with gastroenteritis (crude RR: 1.72, 95%CI: 1.01-2.92; adjusted RR: 1.88, 95%CI 1.03-3.56). NoV GII was detected in faeces (5 out of 13) and water samples. Additionally, faecal indicator bacteria and protozoa were detected in water samples. The outbreak showed a high attack rate and was caused by a natural water fountain not properly treated and not monitored for safety quality. There could have been a discharge of wastewater at a point close to the fountain; however, the source of contamination of the water could not be identified. Health education may be useful to eliminate risks associated with the consumption of untreated water from natural fountains.

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AdolescentCaliciviridae InfectionsDisease OutbreaksDrinking WaterFecesFemaleGastroenteritisHolidaysHumansMaleNorovirusRetrospective StudiesRNA, ViralSpainWater MicrobiologyDrinking WaterRNA, Viraldisease outbreaksgastroenteritisnoroviruswaterborne diseases

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