Abstract

ISSUE: Norovirus outbreaks are common, occur seasonally, and disproportionately affect long-term care facilities (LTCF), particularly skilled nursing facilities (SNF), where the transmission is almost always person-to-person. In 2002 the California Department of Health Services recognized that the etiology and nature of transmission of such outbreaks were often not recognized, and therefore poorly reported, investigated or controlled.

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