Selection tool for foodborne norovirus outbreaks.

Emerging Infectious Diseases
L VerhoefFoodborne Viruses in Europe Network

Abstract

Detection of pathogens in the food chain is limited mainly to bacteria, and the globalization of the food industry enables international viral foodborne outbreaks to occur. Outbreaks from 2002 through 2006 recorded in a European norovirus surveillance database were investigated for virologic and epidemiologic indicators of food relatedness. The resulting validated multivariate logistic regression model comparing foodborne (n = 224) and person-to-person (n = 654) outbreaks was used to create a practical web-based tool that can be limited to epidemiologic parameters for nongenotyping countries. Non-genogroup-II.4 outbreaks, higher numbers of cases, and outbreaks in restaurants or households characterized (sensitivity = 0.80, specificity = 0.86) foodborne outbreaks and reduced the percentage of outbreaks requiring source-tracing to 31%. The selection tool enabled prospectively focused follow-up. Use of this tool is likely to improve data quality and strain typing in current surveillance systems, which is necessary for identification of potential international foodborne outbreaks.

References

Dec 1, 1982·American Journal of Public Health·J E KaplanG W Gary
Oct 8, 1999·Emerging Infectious Diseases·P S MeadR V Tauxe
Sep 12, 2000·Epidemiology and Infection·P J MarksE O Caul
Apr 4, 2002·Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases·Hannelore GötzKarl Ekdahl
Apr 30, 2002·American Journal of Epidemiology·Timothy J DoyleSamuel L Groseclose
Jun 29, 2002·Risk Analysis : an Official Publication of the Society for Risk Analysis·Karen L Hulebak, Wayne Schlosser
Jan 21, 2003·Emerging Infectious Diseases·Ben A LopmanMarion Koopmans
Aug 2, 2003·BMC Medical Research Methodology·Carl V Phillips, Luwanna M LaPole
Oct 2, 2003·Emerging Infectious Diseases·Marion KoopmansUNKNOWN European Consortium on Foodborne Viruses
Oct 29, 2004·Journal of Food Protection·Sumathi SivapalasingamRobert V Tauxe
Feb 12, 2005·Emerging Infectious Diseases·Marc-Alain WiddowsonRoger I Glass
Mar 2, 2005·Infection, Genetics and Evolution : Journal of Molecular Epidemiology and Evolutionary Genetics in Infectious Diseases·Carmelann ZintzDavid O Matson
Aug 5, 2005·Clinical Infectious Diseases : an Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America·James A FlintPeter Braam
Aug 30, 2005·Journal of Clinical Virology : the Official Publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology·A G KoekS M Bruisten
Jun 22, 2006·Euro Surveillance : Bulletin Européen Sur Les Maladies Transmissibles = European Communicable Disease Bulletin·Gerhard FalkenhorstKåre Mølbak
Sep 13, 2006·Euro Surveillance : Bulletin Européen Sur Les Maladies Transmissibles = European Communicable Disease Bulletin·M KoopmansUNKNOWN International Outbreak Investigation Team
Dec 1, 2006·Journal of Food Protection·Craig W HedbergUNKNOWN EHS-Net Working Group
Jan 11, 2007·Euro Surveillance : Bulletin Européen Sur Les Maladies Transmissibles = European Communicable Disease Bulletin·Annelies KronemanUNKNOWN Food-borne viruses in Europe network
Mar 17, 2007·Clinical Infectious Diseases : an Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America·R J WebbyG Hall
May 2, 2007·Journal of the National Cancer Institute·Margaret R SpitzCarol J Etzel
Jul 17, 2007·Journal of Clinical Virology : the Official Publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology·Erwin DuizerMarion Koopmans
Sep 18, 2007·Euro Surveillance : Bulletin Européen Sur Les Maladies Transmissibles = European Communicable Disease Bulletin·A Amato-Gauci, A Ammon
Oct 24, 2007·Environmental Science & Technology·Mark A BorchardtBeth L Parker
Feb 9, 2008·Emerging Infectious Diseases·Linda VerhoefUNKNOWN Food Borne Viruses in Europe Network

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Apr 26, 2013·Archives of Virology·Annelies KronemanMarion Koopmans
May 19, 2012·Epidemiology and Infection·L VerhoefA Havelaar
Sep 10, 2009·Foodborne Pathogens and Disease·Peter Gerner-Smidt, Jean M Whichard
Mar 31, 2010·Emerging Infectious Diseases·Linda VerhoefUNKNOWN Food-Borne Viruses in Europe Network
Mar 12, 2011·Emerging Infectious Diseases·Linda VerhoefUNKNOWN Foodborne Viruses in Europe Network
Feb 16, 2013·Food and Environmental Virology·Elisabeth MathijsEtienne Thiry
Apr 26, 2011·Journal of Clinical Virology : the Official Publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology·A KronemanM Koopmans
Feb 16, 2010·International Journal of Food Microbiology·Diane G NewellHilde Kruse
Nov 17, 2009·International Journal of Food Microbiology·Arie H HavelaarBenno H Ter Kuile
Nov 26, 2010·Water Research·A Peter Wyn-JonesMark Wyer
Apr 25, 2013·Infection, Genetics and Evolution : Journal of Molecular Epidemiology and Evolutionary Genetics in Infectious Diseases·Phan Vu Tra MyStephen Baker
Mar 27, 2015·Emerging Infectious Diseases·Linda VerhoefMarion Koopmans
Jan 20, 2015·Future Microbiology·Kimberly PringleAron J Hall
Oct 5, 2010·Journal of the American Medical Directors Association·Li-Chu YangChih-Ming Lin
Jul 10, 2013·Journal of Food Protection·Ambroos StalsEls Van Coillie
Jul 14, 2011·EFSA Journal·UNKNOWN EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ)

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Methods Mentioned

BETA
genotyping
because

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.