Sources of calicivirus contamination in foodborne outbreaks, Denmark, 2005-2011 - the role of the asymptomatic food handler.

Summary, in English

Norovirus is the predominant cause of foodborne disease outbreaks. Virus contamination may occur during all steps of food processing from production to preparation and serving. The relative importance of these different routes of contamination is unknown.

• Author: Kristina T Franck; Morten Lisby; Jannik Fonager; Anna C Schultz; Blenda Böttiger; Annette Villif; Helle Absalonsen; Steen Ethelberg
• Department/s: Clinical Microbiology, Malmö
• Publishing year: 2015
• Language: English
• Pages: 563-570
• Publication/Series: Journal of Infectious Diseases
• Volume: 211
• Issue: 4
• Links: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25156563?dopt=Abstract; http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiu479
• Document type: Journal article
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Topic: Infectious Medicine
• Status: Published
• Research group: Clinical Microbiology, Malmö
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISSN: 1537-6613