Abstract
A gastroenteritis outbreak affected 45 people (40 residents and five staff) in a nursing home for the elderly in the Celje region, north-east Slovenia, between 17 December and 31 December 2010. Rotavirus group A was laboratory confirmed in the stools of five ill individuals. The outbreak was identified when the number of affected persons was high but was successfully controlled after implementing preventive measures.
Highlights
On 28 December 2010, the regional epidemiologist of the Institute of Public Health Celje, North East Slovenia, was informed that several residents and staff of a nursing home in the Celje region had symptoms of acute gastroenteritis
Every resident and staff member who presented with at least one of the following symptoms and signs from 17 December was classified as a probable case: diarrhoea (>three loose stools/day), vomiting and elevated body temperature (>37°C)
We describe an outbreak of rotavirus gastroenteritis in a nursing home for the elderly
Summary
Citation style for this article: Trop Skaza A, Beskovnik L, Zohar Cretnik T. Outbreak of rotavirus gastroenteritis in a nursing home, Slovenia, December 2010. A gastroenteritis outbreak affected 45 people (40 residents and five staff) in a nursing home for the elderly in the Celje region, north-east Slovenia, between 17 December and 31 December 2010. Rotavirus group A was laboratory confirmed in the stools of five ill individuals. The outbreak was identified when the number of affected persons was high but was successfully controlled after implementing preventive measures
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