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Detection of human norovirus from frozen raspberries in a cluster of gastroenteritis outbreaks
L Maunula1, M Roivainen, M Keränen
1Department of Food and Environmental Hygiene, University of Helsinki, Finland. leena.maunula@helsinki.fi
Abstract:
We describe a cluster of norovirus outbreaks affecting about 200 people in Southern Finland in September and October 2009. All outbreaks occurred after consumption of imported raspberries from the same batch intended for the catering sector. Human norovirus genotype GI.4 was found in frozen raspberries. The berries were served in toppings of cakes in separate catering settings or mixed in curd cheese as a snack for children in a daycare center. The relative risk for consumption of the berry dish was 3.0 (p
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