Gastroenteritis outbreaks caused by Norovirus genotype II.7 in a college in China (Zhuhai, Guangdong) in 2011.

Background: Noroviruses are the most common cause of epidemic gastroenteritis worldwide. Noroviruses are comprised of at least five genogroups (GI-GV) and >35 genotypes. GII.

[The current epidemic situation and surveillance regarding hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in China, 2010].

Objective: To analyze the surveillance data on hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) including the epidemiological characteristics and trend of the disease, in 2010.

Methods: Descriptive methods were conducted to analyze the surveillance data in 2010 which were collected from the internet-based National Notifiable Disease Reporting System and 40 HFRS sentinels in China.

Results: There were 9526 cases of HFRS reported in 2010 in the country with an annual morbidity of 0.