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Cohort study of an outbreak of viral gastroenteritis in a nursing home for elderly, Majorca, Spain, February 2008

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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/9015
DOI: 10.2807/ese.13.51.19070-en
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2008-12-18
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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
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An outbreak of acute gastroenteritis occurred in a nursing home for elderly in Majorca between 4 and 23 February 2008. To know its aetiology and mechanism of transmission a retrospective cohort study was conducted with a fixed cohort including 146 people (96 residents and 50 employees). The data were collected from clinical histories and through a survey by questionnaire. In total 71 cases were identified (53 residents, 18 employees), corresponding to an overall attack rate (AR) of 48.6%.
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Euro Surveill. 2008 Dec 18;13(51). pii: 19070.
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https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.13.51.19070-en
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