Volume 19, Number 8—August 2013
Dispatch
Genotype GI.6 Norovirus, United States, 2010–2012
Eyal Leshem
, Leslie Barclay, Mary Wikswo, Everardo Vega, Nicole Gregoricus, Umesh D. Parashar, Jan Vinjé, and Aron J. Hall
, Leslie Barclay, Mary Wikswo, Everardo Vega, Nicole Gregoricus, Umesh D. Parashar, Jan Vinjé, and Aron J. Hall
Table 2
Characteristics of case patients in outbreaks of acute gastroenteritis caused by GI.6 norovirus, United States, 2010–2012*
| Characteristic | No. affected/total (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| M | 465/890 (52.2) |
| F | 425/890 (47.8) |
| Age, y | |
| <5 | 8/802 (1.0) |
| 5–9 | 30/802 (3.7) |
| 10–19 | 345/802 (43.0) |
| 20–49 | 166/802 (20.7) |
| 50–74 | 75/802 (9.4) |
| >75 | 178/802 (22.2) |
| Outcome | |
| Outpatient visit | 50/946 (5.3) |
| Emergency department visit | 14/966 (1.4) |
| Hospitalization | 24/1,753 (1.4) |
| Death | 3/1,762 (0.2) |
*Includes 66 GI.6 outbreaks (2,220 ill persons) for which at least partial supplementary data were available through the National Outbreak Reporting System or directly from state health departments.
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