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Volume 30, Supplement—October 2024
SUPPLEMENT ISSUE
Articles

Molecular Characterization of Noroviruses Causing Acute Gastroenteritis Outbreaks among US Military Recruits, 2013–2023

Melissa S. Anderson, Chanel A. Mosby-Tourtellot, Regina Z. Cer, Daniel J. Crouch, Ryan S. Underwood, Cailin S. La Claire, Roger W. Pan, Evelyn W. Mahugu, Hunter J. Smith, Kimberly A. Bishop-Lilly, Mathew D. Esona, Francisco Mimica PorrasComments to Author , and Michelle Hartman-Lane
Author affiliation: Naval Health Research Center, Operational Infectious Diseases Directorate, San Diego, California, USA (M.S. Anderson, D.J. Crouch, R.S. Underwood, C.A. La Claire, R.W. Pan, M.D. Esona, F.M. Porras, M. Hartman-Lane); General Dynamics Information Technology, San Diego (M.S. Anderson, R.S. Underwood, C.A. La Claire, R.W. Pan); Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, USA (C.A. Mosby-Tourtellot); Naval Medical Research Command, Biological Defense Research Directorate, Fort Detrick, Maryland, USA (C.A. Mosby-Tourtellot, R.Z. Cer, K.A. Bishop-Lilly); General Dynamics, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA (E.W. Mahugu); Global Emerging Infections Surveillance Branch, Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division, Silver Spring (E.W. Mahugu, H.J. Smith); Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Maryland, USA (H.J. Smith).

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Table 1

Characteristics of AGE enrollments, NoV cases, and training impacts in a study of molecular characterization of noroviruses causing acute gastroenteritis outbreaks among US military recruits at 4 basic training facilities, 2013–2023*

Characteristics California South Carolina Illinois Missouri Total
No. AGE enrollments
567
 435
 734
 568
 2,304
Norovirus genotypes detected
GI/GII† 132 (23.3) 131 (30.1) 78 (10.6) 92 (16.2) 433 (18.8)
GI‡ 54 (40.9) 37 (28.2) 26 (33.3) 25 (27.2) 142 (32.8)
GII‡ 78 (59.1) 93 (71.0) 52 (66.7) 67 (72.8) 290 (67.0)
GI and GII‡
 0
 1 (0.8)
 0
 0
 1 (0.2)
No norovirus detected†
 433 (76.4)
 290 (66.7)
 650 (88.6)
 471 (82.9)
 1,844 (80.0)
Failed PCR†§
 2 (0.4)
 14 (2.3)
 6 (0.8)
 5 (0.9)
 27 (1.2)
Norovirus cases
Complete case report form‡ 128 (97.0) 124 (94.7) 74 (94.9) 92 (100) 418 (96.5)
Missed 1–2 training days¶ 111 (86.7) 106 (85.5) 62 (83.8) 66 (71.7) 345 (82.5)
Received infusion care¶ 5 (3.9) 13 (10.5) 9 (12.2) 0 27 (6.5)
Hospitalized¶ 1 (0.8) 0 2 (2.7) 1 (1.1) 4 (1.0)

*Values are no. (%). Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding and MS2 control. The 4 facilities were Marine Corps centers in California and South Carolina, a Navy center in Illinois, and an Army center in Missouri. AGE, acute gastroenteritis. †Percentages are of AGE cases. ‡Percentages are of norovirus GI/GII cases. §PCR reactions negative for all norovirus GI/GII targets. ¶Percentage of norovirus GI/GII cases with complete case report form.

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