Norovirus outbreaks linked to oyster consumption in the United Kingdom, Norway, France, Sweden and Denmark, 2010

Publié le 25 mars 2010
Mis à jour le 21 mai 2019

This paper reports on several simultaneous outbreaks of norovirus infection linked to the consumption of raw oysters. Since January 2010, 334 cases in 65 clusters were reported from five European countries: the United Kingdom, Norway, France, Sweden and Denmark. The article describes the available epidemiological and microbiological evidence of these outbreaks. (R.A.)

Auteur : Westrell T, Dusch V, Ethelberg S, Harris J, Hjertqvist M, Jourdan Da Silva N, Koller A, Lenglet A, Lisby M, Vold L
Eurosurveillance, 2010, vol. 15, n°. 12