Molecular characterization of noroviruses and rotaviruses involved in a large outbreak of gastroenteritis in Northern Italy

Abstract

Noroviruses and rotaviruses from a gastroenteritis outbreak affecting >300 people near Garda Lake (Northern Italy) in 2009 were investigated. Characterization of viruses from 40 patient stool samples and 5 environmental samples identified three distinct rotavirus and five norovirus genotypes; two of the latter were detected in both patient and environmental samples. © 2011, American Society for Microbiology.