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An outbreak of calicivirus associated gastroenteritis in an elderly persons home. A possible zoonosis?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2009

T. J. Humphrey ,
J. G. Cruickshank  and
W. D. Cubitt
T. J. Humphrey
Affiliation:
Public Health Laboratory, Church Lane, Heavitree, Exeter EX2 5AD
J. G. Cruickshank
Affiliation:
Public Health Laboratory, Church Lane, Heavitree, Exeter EX2 5AD
W. D. Cubitt
Affiliation:
Public Health Laboratory, Central Middlesex Hospital, Park Royal, London NW10 7NS
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An outbreak of gastroenteritis caused by calicivirus began amongst residents and staff of an old persons home 24 hours after the proprietor's dog had been sick. Serological evidence suggests that the calicivirus isolated from one of the cases may be capable of infecting dogs as well as man. The virus strain responsible for this outbreak differs antigenically from those associated with two other outbreaks in the U.K. and one in Japan. The characteristic morphology of calicivirus is lost if stool is stored at – 70°C.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 93 , Issue 2 , October 1984 , pp. 293 - 299
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1984

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