TY - JOUR AU - de Wit, Matty AS AU - Koopmans, Marion PG AU - van Duynhoven, Yvonne THP T1 - Risk Factors for Norovirus, Sapporo-like Virus, and Group A Rotavirus Gastroenteritis T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2003 VL - 9 IS - 12 SP - 1563 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Viral pathogens are the most common causes of gastroenteritis in the community. To identify modes of transmission and opportunities for prevention, a case-control study was conducted and risk factors for gastroenteritis attributable to norovirus (NV), Sapporo-like virus (SLV), and rotavirus were studied. For NV gastroenteritis, having a household member with gastroenteritis, contact with a person with gastroenteritis outside the household, and poor food-handling hygiene were associated with illness (population attributable risk fractions [PAR] of 17%, 56%, and 47%, respectively). For SLV gastroenteritis, contact with a person with gastroenteritis outside the household was associated with a higher risk (PAR 60%). For rotavirus gastroenteritis, contact with a person with gastroenteritis outside the household and food-handling hygiene were associated with a higher risk (PAR 86% and 46%, respectively). Transmission of these viral pathogens occurs primarily from person to person. However, for NV gastroenteritis, foodborne transmission seems to play an important role. KW - risk factors KW - viral gastroenteritis KW - norovirus KW - Sapporo-like virus KW - rotavirus KW - hygiene KW - food handling KW - person-to-person contact KW - the Netherlands DO - 10.3201/eid0912.020076 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/12/02-0076_article ER - End of Reference