TY - JOUR AU - Sakon, Naomi AU - Sadamasu, Kenji AU - Shinkai, Takayuki AU - Hamajima, Yousuke AU - Yoshitomi, Hideaki AU - Matsushima, Yuki AU - Takada, Rika AU - Terasoma, Fumio AU - Nakamura, Asako AU - Komano, Jun AU - Nagasawa, Koo AU - Shimizu, Hideaki AU - Katayama, Kazuhiko AU - Kimura, Hirokazu T1 - Foodborne Outbreaks Caused by Human Norovirus GII.P17-GII.17–Contaminated Nori, Japan, 2017 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2018 VL - 24 IS - 5 SP - 920 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Seven foodborne norovirus outbreaks attributable to the GII.P17-GII.17 strain were reported across Japan in 2017, causing illness in a total of 2,094 persons. Nori (dried shredded seaweed) was implicated in all outbreaks and tested positive for norovirus. Our data highlight the stability of norovirus in dehydrated food products. KW - norovirus KW - GII.P17-GII.17 KW - dried shredded seaweed KW - nori KW - school lunch KW - food handler KW - high infectivity KW - foodborne disease KW - outbreaks KW - viruses KW - Japan KW - food safety DO - 10.3201/eid2405.171733 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/5/17-1733_article ER - End of Reference