Caliciviruses and Foodborne Gastroenteritis, Chile

摘要

Human caliciviruses caused 45% of 55 gastroenteritisoutbreaks occurring in Santiago, Chile, during 2000–2003.Outbreaks affected ≈99 persons, occurred most commonlyin the home, and were associated with seafood consump-tion. Thirteen outbreak strains sequenced were norovirus-es, including 8 GII, 2 GI, and 3 belonging to a novel geno-group.