Food-borne outbreak of norovirus infection in a French military parachuting unit, April 2011

A Mayet; V Andréo; G Bédubourg; S Victorion; J Y Plantec; B Soullié; J B Meynard; J J Dedieu; P Y Polvèche; R Migliani

doi:10.2807/ese.16.30.19930-en

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Food-borne outbreak of norovirus infection in a French military parachuting unit, April 2011
A Mayet¹ , V Andréo² , G Bédubourg¹ , S Victorion³ , J Y Plantec³ , B Soullié⁴ , J B Meynard¹ , J J Dedieu² , P Y Polvèche⁵ , R Migliani¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Military Centre for Epidemiology and Public Health, Military Teaching Hospital Bégin, Saint Mandé, France ² Veterinary Department, Military Health Service, Toulouse, France ³ School of Airborne Troops, Pau, France ⁴ Medical Biology Service, Military Teaching Hospital R. Picqué, Bordeaux, France ⁵ Regional Directorate of the Military Health Service, Bordeaux, France

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Citation style for this article: Mayet A, Andréo V, Bédubourg G, Victorion S, Plantec J Y, Soullié B, Meynard J B, Dedieu J J, Polvèche P Y, Migliani R. Food-borne outbreak of norovirus infection in a French military parachuting unit, April 2011. Euro Surveill. 2011;16(30):pii=19930. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.16.30.19930-en Received: 18 Jul 2011

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Abstract

On 13 April 2011 the medical service of a French military parachuting unit reported an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis involving 147 persons among the military personnel. Meals suspected to have caused the outbreak (pasta and some raw vegetables) were tested for norovirus by PCR. The same norovirus (genogroup I) was found in some of the food items consumed by the cases and in a cook who prepared the meals.