Eye-Opening Approach to Norovirus Surveillance
Emerging infectious diseasesPublished 1 August 2010Open access
Anette Hulth, Yvonne Andersson, Kjell‐Olof Hedlund, Mikael Andersson
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The onset of vomiting in the community precedes the onset of confirmed norov virus infections in healthcare settings, and the prevalence of norovirus infections in society is glimpsed, as estimated by the search pattern.
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