An epidemiological study on the norovirus detected in the field environment after an outbreak of norovirus gastroenteritis
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2010.01.011
- VernacularTitle:诺如病毒胃肠炎暴发后环境中病毒检测情况分析
- Author:
Xiao-Hong ZHOU
1
;
Hui LI
;
Xing-Fen YANG
;
Chang-Wen KE
;
Hao-Jie ZHONG
;
Li-Mei SUN
;
Ru-Ning GUO
Author Information
1. 暨南大学,医学院
- Keywords:
Norovirus;
Gastroenteritis;
Environment
- From:
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
2010;31(1):43-46
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To study the status of norovirus in environment of the patient's residence and water samples after a norovirus gastroenteritis outbreak, to provide evidences for the development of strategies for prevention and control of the disease. Methods After a norovirus gastroenteritis outbreak, anus swabs from the patient, swabs from the household environment and the water samples were collected to detect the norovirus by RT-PCR methods. Sequencing analysis was conducted on those positive specimens. Results Three specimens of the anus swabs from 9 patients and 2 samples of the 46 house environment swabs were positive to the virus. The latter were from the surface of water-closets of two families that the illness were asymptomatic. Among 5 water samples, only one was positive, which was the rivulet water that the feces of the villagers evacuated directly. Results showed that the sequences of the virus detected from the anus swabs of the patients, the swabs from the household environment and the samples of the rivulet water belonged to the same species. Conclusion It is necessary to strengthen activities as supervision and disinfection to the feces of the patients, especially on monitoring the feces that might have contaminated the water during the noroviru gastroenteritis outbreak.
