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. 1997 Nov 28;46(47):1109-12.

Viral gastroenteritis associated with eating oysters -- Louisiana, December 1996-January 1997

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • PMID: 9393656
Free article

Viral gastroenteritis associated with eating oysters -- Louisiana, December 1996-January 1997

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. .
Free article

Abstract

Viral gastroenteritis outbreaks caused by caliciviruses (i.e., Norwalk-like viruses or small round-structured viruses) have been associated with eating contaminated shellfish, particularly oysters (Crassostrea virginica). This report describes the findings of the investigation of an outbreak of oyster-associated viral gastroenteritis in Louisiana during the 1996-97 winter season and implicates sewage from oyster harvesting vessels as the probable cause of contaminated oysters.

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