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. 1979 Sep;140(3):353-7.
doi: 10.1093/infdis/140.3.353.

Common exposure outbreak of gastroenteritis due to type 2 rotavirus with high secondary attack rate within families

W J Rodriguez, H W Kim, C D Brandt, R H Yolken, M Richard, J O Arrobio, R H Schwartz, A Z Kapikian, R M Chanock, R H Parrott

Common exposure outbreak of gastroenteritis due to type 2 rotavirus with high secondary attack rate within families

W J Rodriguez et al. J Infect Dis. 1979 Sep.

Abstract

A sharp outbreak of gastroenteritis associated with human rotavirus type 2 involved not only all of nine infants and young children in a playgroup but also seven of 10 parents and grandparents studied. The source of the outbreak appeared to be two non-playgroup siblings. Six of 11 individuals studied shed human rotavirus type 2, and each of seven from whom paired sera were obtained developed a type 2 sero-response. Overall, evidence of infection with rotavirus type 2 was demonstrated in 10 of 11 individuals by detection of virus in stools and/or a serologic response in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

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