Outbreak of calicivirus gastroenteritis associated with eating frozen raspberries

A Pönka; L Maunula; C. H. von Bonsdorff; O Lyytikaïnen

doi:10.2807/esm.04.06.00056-en

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Outbreak of calicivirus gastroenteritis associated with eating frozen raspberries

A Pönka¹, L Maunula², C. H. von Bonsdorff², O Lyytikaïnen³
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Affiliations: ¹ Helsinki City Center of the Environment, Finland ² Department of Virology, HUCS Diagnostics, Finland ³ Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland

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Citation style for this article: Pönka A, Maunula L, von Bonsdorff C. H., Lyytikaïnen O. Outbreak of calicivirus gastroenteritis associated with eating frozen raspberries. Euro Surveill. 1999;4(6):pii=56. https://doi.org/10.2807/esm.04.06.00056-en

Abstract

Small round structured viruses (SRSVs - for example, calici-, astro-, and entero-viruses) are the commonest causes of outbreaks of non-bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide. Transmission of SRSVs by water and by various foods – including salads, bakery products, fresh cut fruits, chicken, oysters, and mussels - has been documented.