Publications by authors named "Christine Qiu Han Gao"
BMC Infect Dis
November 2017
Article Synopsis
- An outbreak of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) infected 150 military personnel in Singapore between August 31 and September 9, 2015, with an attack rate of about 3%.
- The investigation involved symptom surveys, hygiene inspections, and testing of various samples, which revealed the presence of Sapovirus and multiple genotypes of Norovirus as the key culprits.
- Control measures included improved personal hygiene, separation of affected individuals, and communal area disinfection, emphasizing the need for strict hygiene since no vaccines for these pathogens exist.
