Outbreak investigation of norovirus gastroenteritis in a childcare facility in Central Queensland, Australia: a household level case series analysis
The attack rate within the childcare facility was highest amongst children aged less than 2 years, highlighting the risk of infection for this age group. We recommend the exclusion of asymptomatic household contacts from childcare facilities to reduce the length and severity of norovirus outbreaks. Further investigation into childcare facility risk factors and associated households are required to optimise public health interventions.
Authors
- E S Field
- Amanda Wyatt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1107-3857)
- Gulam Khandaker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0661-4113)
- Connie Schulz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4505-178X)
- Jacina Walker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8277-6723)
- Nicolas R. Smoll (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6923-9701)
Institutions
- Australian National University (AU)
- The Kids Research Institute Australia (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Communicable Diseases Intelligence
- Published
- 2024-08-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2024.48.46
- Primary Topic
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00