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Norovirus in Bottled Water Associated with Gastroenteritis Outbreak, Spain, 2016

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In April 2016, an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness (4,136 cases) occurred in Catalonia, Spain. We detected high levels of norovirus genotypes I and II in office water coolers associated with… Click to show full abstract

In April 2016, an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness (4,136 cases) occurred in Catalonia, Spain. We detected high levels of norovirus genotypes I and II in office water coolers associated with the outbreak. Infectious viral titer estimates were 33–49 genome copies/L for genotype I and 327–660 genome copies/L for genotype II.

Keywords: norovirus bottled; associated gastroenteritis; water; bottled water; water associated; spain

Journal Title: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Year Published: 2017

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