Outbreak of norovirus infection in a nursing home for the elderly in Malta, November-December 2008

A Grima; A Gatt; G Zahra; A Gambin

doi:10.2807/ese.14.04.19103-en

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Outbreak of norovirus infection in a nursing home for the elderly in Malta, November-December 2008
A Grima¹ , A Gatt¹ , G Zahra² , A Gambin³
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Affiliations: ¹ Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Unit, Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Malta ² Virology Laboratory, Mater Dei Hospital, Malta ³ Public Health Laboratory, Malta

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A Gatt
anthony.b.gatt gov.mt
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Citation style for this article: Grima A, Gatt A, Zahra G, Gambin A. Outbreak of norovirus infection in a nursing home for the elderly in Malta, November-December 2008. Euro Surveill. 2009;14(4):pii=19103. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.14.04.19103-en

Abstract

In norovirus outbreak in a nursing home in Malta in November and December 2008, 44 people were affected. 35 of 91 residents and nine of 44 employees were symptomatic. The overall attack rate among residents was 38.5%. The outbreak lasted 17 days and the symptoms were mild.