Food poisoning in the hospital, the cause could be norovirus

TRENTO. And the norovirus the possible cause of the illnesses that occurred last week among APSS employees who had lunch in the company canteen atRovereto hospital.

From the epidemiological investigation that confirms the mode of onset sudden, the short incubation period and clinical manifestations, it is considered probable, explains the Health Authority in a note, that the episode of gastroenteritis is viral in nature.

July 7 was 27 cases of acute gastroenteritis not serious detected among employees who had lunch at the company canteen din the Rovereto hospital Santa Maria del Carmine. Some of the doctors, nurses and Oss had been knocked out by nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. (HERE THE ARTICLE)

Norovirus is highly infectious and is a major cause of gastroenteritis; the infectious agent is transmitted by the fecal-oral route or by aerosol from person to person or through contaminated food but also by direct contact with contaminated surfaces.

This virus has, in fact, a particular resistance outside the human body and can be found in the environment up to 15 days after the initial infection.

Laboratory and environmental investigations are still ongoing. Apss has put in place all the sanitation actions necessary for the remediation of environments, furnishings and equipment to prevent any further infections.