Gastroenteritis Caused by Norovirus GGII.4, the Netherlands, 1994–2005

From 1994 through 2005, gastroenteritis outbreaks caused by norovirus generally increased in the Netherlands, with 3 epidemic seasons associated with new GGII.4 strains. Increased percentages of GGII.4 strains during these epidemics, followed by a sharp decrease in their absolute and relative numbers, suggest development of immunity

The Lantern Vol. 29, No. 2, Spring 1962

• A Deadly Diatribe on Daydreaming • Iter Animae • In Retrospection • Collegiate, Collegiate, Yes We Are Collegiate • Saint Zachary • Lost Horizons • Rune Green Stones • Druidics • Leanthalamion • Thoughts on Leaving Derr Hall • Opus 36; Literature 3 • Chinese Gill • Times of Sandhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/lantern/1082/thumbnail.jp

An Integrated Approach to Identifying International Foodborne Norovirus Outbreaks1

Surveillance gaps can be bridged through analysis of combined molecular and epidemiologic data

Spillover of a hepatitis A outbreak among men who have sex with men (MSM) to the general population, the Netherlands, 2017.

Since 2015, outbreaks of hepatitis A among men who have sex with men (MSM) have been reported worldwide. To examine the impact of these MSM outbreaks in the Netherlands, we combined notification and epidemiological data with sequence analysis. Our results show the hazards of outbreaks within risk-groups spilling over into the largely susceptible general population. One third of the outbreak-related hepatitis A virus genotypes were detected in non-MSM cases

The Lantern Vol. 30, No. 1, February 1963

• Mechanical Duplicity • The Practical Profits of Purism • \u27Tis Better • Misha • Manuel • An American Fairy Tale • The Christ of Christopher Street • Nocturne • Various Reflections • He Came and Gently Lifted Me • Poem, In a Minor Key • World Fell to Ruin • The Map • On Being Jilted • Manna • Traitor • The Leaves Cling • Oh Freedom! • The Insurance Man • Translation - The Vampire • Four Poems • Sanguis • Phoney is the Color of My Love\u27s Life • To a Barmaidhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/lantern/1083/thumbnail.jp

The Lantern Vol. 32, No. 1, January 1965

• The Wise Man • Of Men and Lobsters • Deliberate-Beyond Conception • Villanelle • Villanelle: Interlude • Rune Green Stones • Redemption • John Ten • Torch Ends • The General and the Birdnest • Not Quite Free • Hymn to the Morning • Walking Togetherhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/lantern/1087/thumbnail.jp

The Lantern Vol. 28, No. 1, January 1961

• I Felt Horror That Day • John Ten • Term Paper: Circa 3032 A.D. • Villanelle • Lament • Joy of Bearded Boy • U.S. Foreign Policy: The Future • Contrast • Camp Crowder • Whispered Sounds • Pity, Love • Not Quite Free • Experiences of a Heroin Addict • The Hawk • The Second Apple • Reaction • Poor Family, Moving • Torch Ends Sputter in the Pall • Late Date • She\u27ll Call Mehttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/lantern/1079/thumbnail.jp

Early Identification of Common-Source Foodborne Virus Outbreaks in Europe

The importance of foodborne viral infections is increasingly recognized. Food handlers can transmit infection during preparation or serving; fruit and vegetables may be contaminated by fecally contaminated water used for growing or washing. And modern practices of the food industry mean that a contaminated food item is not limited to national distribution. International outbreaks do occur, but little data are available about the incidence of such events and the food items associated with the highest risks. We developed a combined research and surveillance program for enteric viruses involving 12 laboratories in 9 European countries. This project aims to gain insight into the epidemiology of enteric viruses in Europe and the role of food in transmission by harmonizing (i.e., assessing the comparability of data through studies of molecular detection techniques) and enhancing epidemiologic surveillance. We describe the setup and preliminary results of our system, which uses a Web-accessible central database to track viruses and provides the foundation for an early warning system of foodborne and other common-source outbreaks

The Lantern Vol. 30, No. 2, May 1963

• An Observation • Interim • The Collected Raid • Please • Love Me • Waiting With the Sun • Upon a Summit • A Hedonist Comments on His Religion • Like Ice • Dark Morning • So Soft the Breeze • The Heat of Youth • Solemnity • A Laugh • Peter Departinghttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/lantern/1084/thumbnail.jp

High Detection Rates of Enteropathogens in Asymptomatic Children Attending Day Care

BACKGROUND: Gastroenteritis morbidity is high among children under the age of four, especially amongst those who attend day care. OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of a range of enteropathogens in the intestinal flora of children attending day care and to relate their occurrence with characteristics of the sampled child and the sampling season. METHODS: We performed three years of enteropathogen surveillance in a network of 29 child day care centers in the Netherlands. The centers were instructed to take one fecal sample from ten randomly chosen children each month, regardless of gastrointestinal symptoms at time of sampling. All samples were analyzed for the molecular detection of 16 enteropathogenic bacteria, parasites and viruses by real-time multiplex PCR. RESULTS: Enteropathogens were detected in 78.0% of the 5197 fecal samples. Of the total, 95.4% of samples were obtained from children who had no gastroenteritis symptoms at time of sampling. Bacterial enteropathogens were detected most often (most prevalent EPEC, 19.9%), followed by parasitic enteropathogens (most prevalent: D. fragilis, 22.1%) and viral enteropathogens (most prevalent: norovirus, 9.5%). 4.6% of samples related to children that experienced symptoms of gastroenteritis at time of sampling. Only rotavirus and norovirus were significantly associated with gastroenteritis among day care attendees. CONCLUSIONS: Our study indicates that asymptomatic infections with enteropathogens in day care attendees are not a rare event and that gastroenteritis caused by infections with these enteropathogens is only one expression of their presence