Detection of Norovirus in clinical samples of human provenience, in environmental and food samples to investigate virus transmission routes
Description:
Norovirus has emerged as the most common cause of non bacterial gastroenteritis in humans. In Germany, a total of 75766 human Norovirus cases were reported in 2006. Noroviruses are transmitted from person to person by faecal-oral route, either directly or indirectly via contaminated surfaces, food, and water. With an infectious dose of 10-100 virus particles, contagiosity of Norovirus is very high. Detection of viruses in food and environmental samples and hence identification of routes of transmission is difficult and currently not stan-dardised. The object of our study is therefore to establish and standardise present methods of virus detection in food and environmental samples to identify possible routes of transmis-sion.
Executive Institute:
BfR - Department 4: Biological Safety (BfR - BIOS) Details of BfR - Department 4: Biological Safety
Parent institution:
Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) Details of (BfR) (Berlin)
Contract period:
01. 02. 2007 - 31. 12. 2009
Participating Institutions:
- University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover (TiHo) Details of TiHo
- Bundeswehr Medical Service Details of Bundeswehr Medical Service
Funding Programme:
- BfR Funding Details of BfR Funding
Subject:
- Animal health
- Toxicology
Purpose of research:
Applied research
Funding Institutions:
- Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) Details of (BfR)
Project Management Agency:
- Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) Details of BfR