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A food-borne outbreak of gastroenteritis with more than 650 suspected cases occurred in April 2016 in Sollentuna, Sweden. It originated in a school kitchen serving a total of 2,700 meals daily. Initial microbiological testing (for , adeno-, astro-, noro-, rota- and sapovirus) of stool samples from 15 symptomatic cases was negative, despite a clinical presentation suggestive of calicivirus. Analyses of the findings from both the Sollentuna municipality environmental team and a web-based questionnaire suggested that the source of the outbreak was the salad buffet served on 20 April, although no specific food item could be identified. Subsequent electron microscopic examination of stool samples followed by whole genome sequencing revealed a variant of sapovirus genogroup V. The virus was not detected using standard PCR screening. This paper describes the epidemiological outbreak investigation and findings leading to the discovery.

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Investigation of a food-borne outbreak of gastroenteritis in a school canteen revealed a variant of sapovirus genogroup V not detected by standard PCR, Sollentuna, Sweden, 2016
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Maria-Pia+Hergens&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Hergens Maria-Pia</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Joanna++Nederby+%C3%96hd&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Nederby Öhd Joanna </a>, <a href="/search?value1=Erik+Alm&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Alm Erik</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Helena+H+Askling&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Askling Helena H</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Sofia+Helgesson&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Helgesson Sofia</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Mona+Insulander&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Insulander Mona</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Nina+Lagerqvist&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Lagerqvist Nina</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Bo+Svenungsson&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Svenungsson Bo</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Malin+Tihane&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Tihane Malin</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Thomas+Tolfvenstam&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Tolfvenstam Thomas</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Per+Follin&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Follin Per</a></span>. Investigation of a food-borne outbreak of gastroenteritis in a school canteen revealed a variant of sapovirus genogroup V not detected by standard PCR, Sollentuna, Sweden, 2016. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2017;22(22):pii=30543. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.22.30543" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.22.30543</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 06 Jul 2016;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 10 Jan 2017 </span> </p>
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