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Norovirus causes 50% to 70% of all gastroenteritis outbreaks and has been responsible for at least five global epidemics since 1996.
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Norovirus outbreaks warrant sustained surveillance; confirms epidemic role but leaves open optimal prevention strategies.
Norovirus was first identified in 1972 as the cause of a gastroenteritis outbreak in Norwalk, Ohio, and it became famous because of severe outbreaks on cruise ships in 2002. Norovirus is the cause of 50%–70% of gastroenteritis outbreaks and at least 5 global gastroenteritis epidemics since 1996.[1
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Bonita E. Lee (2013) studied this question. Norovirus causes 50% to 70% of all gastroenteritis outbreaks and has been responsible for at least five global epidemics since 1996.
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