Investigation and Laboratory Analysis of an Outbreak of Norovirus Infectious Diarrhea in a Resort
Objective:To investigate and analyze the infectious diarrhea epidemic in a resort,identify the causes,formulate prevention and control strategies,and control the spread of the epidemic.Method:Field epidemiological investigation and laboratory sampling were used to find the pathogenic factors causing infectious diarrhea.Result:A total of 42 confirmed and suspected cases have been identified,with the main clinical symptoms including fever,vomiting and diarrhea.Among them,26(61.90%)were febrile.22 patients(58.38%)had vomiting symptoms.The number of people with diarrhea symptoms was more,35 people,accounting for 83.33%.Field anal swabs were collected from 17 cases,nucleic acid detection by fluorescent PCR and bacteriological culture detection by bacterial culture.Finally,norovirus G Ⅱ type was detected in 14 cases.Conclusion:According to the clinical symptoms,epidemiological investigation and laboratory test results,the pathogenic microorganism causing the outbreak of infectious diarrhea in the chalet resort was norovirus type G Ⅱ.
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