viernes, 11 de diciembre de 2015

MMWR Vol. 64 / No. SS-12

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MMWR Surveillance Summaries
Vol. 64, No. SS-12
December 11, 2015
 
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Outbreaks of Acute Gastroenteritis Transmitted by Person-to-Person Contact, Environmental Contamination, and Unknown Modes of Transmission — United States, 2009–2013
Mary E. Wikswo, Anita Kambhampati, Kayoko Shioda, et al.
MMWR Surveill Summ 2015;64(No. SS-12)


Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) is a major cause of illness in the United States, with
an estimated 179 million episodes annually. A total of 10,756 AGE outbreaks occurred
during 2009-2013, for which the primary mode of transmission occurred through
person-to-person contact, environmental contamination, and unknown modes of
transmission. NORS received reports from public health agencies in 50 U.S. states,
DC, and Puerto Rico. These outbreaks resulted in 356,532 reported illnesses, 5,394
hospitalizations, and 459 deaths. Recommendations for prevention and control of AGE
outbreaks transmitted through person-to-person contact, environmental contamination,
and unknown modes of transmission depend primarily on appropriate hand hygiene,
environmental disinfection, and isolation of ill persons.

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