Challenging Investigation of a Norovirus Foodborne Disease Outbreak During a Military Deployment in Central African Republic.

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In January 2016, a large-scale outbreak of acute gastroenteritis was reported among French armed forces deployed in the Central African Republic. Challenging investigations, conducted from France, made it possible to identify a norovirus genogroup II in both stool and food samples, confirming a norovirus foodborne disease outbreak. Infected food handler management is discussed.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Food Environ Virol

Title: Food and environmental virology

Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC

ISSN (Electronic): 1867-0342

ISSN (Print): 1867-0334

Publication date (Electronic): December 2017

Volume: 9

Issue: 4

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[1 ] French Armed Forces Center for Epidemiology and Public Health (CESPA), Marseille, France. s.watier.grillot@gmail.com.

[2 ] French Ministry of Defense Joint Logistics and Supply Agency, Pantin, France.

[3 ] French Armed Forces Center for Epidemiology and Public Health (CESPA), Marseille, France.

[4 ] French Military Health Service, Montauban-Agen Medical Unit, Montauban, France.

[5 ] Regional Department of the French Military Health Service, Toulon, France.

[6 ] Bégin Military Teaching Hospital, Paris, France.

[7 ] French Armed Forces Food Laboratory, Angers, France.

[8 ] French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES), Laboratory for Food Safety, 94700, Maisons-Alfort, France.

[9 ] National Reference Center for Gastroenteritis Viruses, F. Mitterrand Teaching Hospital, Dijon, France.

[10 ] AgroSup Dijon, PAM UMR A 02.102, 21000, Dijon, France.

[11 ] Military Veterinary Unit, Lyon, France.

[12 ] Val-de-Grâce Military Health Service Academy, Paris, France.

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Publisher Item ID: 10.1007/s12560-017-9312-6

DOI: 10.1007/s12560-017-9312-6

PubMed ID: 28674933

SO-VID: d0548bc9-acfd-4ea7-9869-027d9636c894

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Keywords: Central African Republic,Food handler,Foodborne disease outbreak,French Armed Forces,GII.2 variant,Norovirus

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Keywords: Central African Republic, Food handler, Foodborne disease outbreak, French Armed Forces, GII.2 variant, Norovirus

Challenging Investigation of a Norovirus Foodborne Disease Outbreak During a Military Deployment in Central African Republic.

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