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Waterborne gastroenteritis due to the Norwalk agent: Clinical and epidemiologic investigation

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  • Wilson, R.
  • Anderson, L.J.
  • Holman, R.C.
  • Gary, G.W.
  • Greenberg, H.B.

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An outbreak of gastroenteritis occurred at a Pennsylvania summer camp in July 1978. Symptoms included abdominal pain (81 per cent), nausea (72 per cent), and vomiting (53 per cent); upper respiratory infections symptoms occurred in 35 per cent of the campers. Illness was associated with consumption of five or more glasses of water or water-containing beverages. Stool cultures from affected persons were negative for bacterial pathogens; however, a fourfold or greater rise to the Norwalk agent was demonstrated in serum samples of three of three ill persons tested and in none of eight controls (p

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  • Wilson, R. & Anderson, L.J. & Holman, R.C. & Gary, G.W. & Greenberg, H.B., 1982. "Waterborne gastroenteritis due to the Norwalk agent: Clinical and epidemiologic investigation," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 72(1), pages 72-74.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.72.1.72_9
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.72.1.72
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