Influence of School Year on Seasonality of Norovirus Outbreaks in Developed Countries
Joint Authors
Kraut, Roni Y.
Babenko, Oksana
Snedeker, Kate G.
Honish, Lance
Source
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-01-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Factors affecting the seasonal distribution of norovirus outbreaks are not well understood.
This study examined whether grade school settings at the start of the school year may be a factor.
We searched Ovid Medline from January 2002 to June 2014 for studies that provided all reported norovirus outbreaks in a developed country by month for a minimum of three years.
Historical school years were obtained from verifiable sources.
The start of the norovirus seasonal outbreak peak and peak outbreak month were determined for each study and compared to the start month of school.
Northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere countries had a different norovirus seasonality and different school year structures (traditional compared to year round).
In the two studies that provided outbreaks by age, outbreaks among children started several months before outbreaks in the adult population.
The median number of months between school start and start of the seasonal outbreak peak was two months (interquartile range [IQR] = 2.0–3.0), while the median number of months between school start and peak outbreak month was four months (IQR = 3.0–4.0).
These findings suggest the possibility the school setting at the start of the school year may be a factor in the seasonality of norovirus.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kraut, Roni Y.& Snedeker, Kate G.& Babenko, Oksana& Honish, Lance. 2017. Influence of School Year on Seasonality of Norovirus Outbreaks in Developed Countries. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1141624
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kraut, Roni Y.…[et al.]. Influence of School Year on Seasonality of Norovirus Outbreaks in Developed Countries. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1141624
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kraut, Roni Y.& Snedeker, Kate G.& Babenko, Oksana& Honish, Lance. Influence of School Year on Seasonality of Norovirus Outbreaks in Developed Countries. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1141624
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1141624