ArticleJournal of applied microbiology2022
Norovirus attribution study: Detection of norovirus from the commercial food preparation environment in outbreak and non-outbreak premises.
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- Norovirus attribution study: Detection of norovirus from the commercial food preparation environment in outbreak and non-outbreak premises.Journal of applied microbiology · 2022Article
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Abstract
aimsNorovirus remains the most significant virological risk that is transmitted via food and the environment to cause acute gastroenteritis. This study aimed to investigate the hypothesis that the contamination of the commercial food production environment with norovirus will be higher in premises that have recently reported a foodborne norovirus outbreak than those that have not.
methodsSampling of commercial food production environments was carried out across a 16-month period between January 2015 and April 2016 in the South East and the North West of England by local authority environmental health departments as part of routine surveillance visits to premises. A total of 2982 samples, 2038 virological and 944 bacteriological, were collected from 256 premises. Sixteen of these premises, six from South East and ten from North West England, were sampled as part of a public health outbreak investigation. RESULTS &
conclusionsOverall, 2038 swabs were submitted for norovirus testing, with an average of eight swabs per premises (range 4 to 23) and a median of seven. Of the premises sampled, 11.7% (30/256) yielded at least one norovirus-positive sample (environmental, and/or food handler hand swab), and 2.5% of the swabs were positive for norovirus. A peak in the positivity rate was seen in the South East in April 2016. No associations were found between norovirus positivity and bacteriology indicators, or between bacteriology indicators and hygiene ratings. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF STUDY: This study demonstrates that food premises and food handlers remain a potential source of norovirus transmission and outbreaks.
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