Acute gastroenteritis outbreaks associated with ground-waterborne norovirus in South Korea during 2008–2012
Epidemiology and Infection·
- DOI
- 10.1017/s0950268814000247
- PMID
- 24534556
- PMCID
- PMC9151260
- OpenAlex
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- Study type
- Journal article
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Article type
- journal-article
- Integrity
- current
Why this research matters now
The authors emphasize treatment of groundwater before drinking or food preparation to prevent future norovirus outbreaks.
Structured evidence summary
Research question
The study examined acute gastroenteritis outbreaks in South Korea during 2008–2012 linked to groundwater contaminated with norovirus.
Study design
Epidemiological and virological outbreak investigation, as indicated by the descriptor 'journal-article' and the publisher record.
Population and setting
Outbreak settings in South Korea spanning 2008 to 2012, including a 2011 outbreak where cabbage kimchi was implicated.
Main findings
Norovirus-contaminated groundwater was identified as the primary source of four acute gastroenteritis outbreaks in South Korea during 2008–2012. Cabbage kimchi was newly identified as a transmission vehicle in the 2011 outbreak.
Public-health relevance
The authors emphasize treatment of groundwater before drinking or food preparation to prevent future norovirus outbreaks.
Important limitations
The supplied abstract does not state explicit limitations; this summary is limited to the supplied single-article abstract and metadata and requires review of the original paper for decision-grade interpretation.
GIDS interpretation
This peer-reviewed article is discoverable through the supplied classifiers on outbreak investigation, transmission dynamics, and gastroenteritis in South Korea. It can serve as contextual background when a related signal is being assessed, but no link to a live surveillance signal is established here.
Related GIDS surveillance
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Evidence relationships
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