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Table 3 Interval between first and second outbreak for the facilities with two repeated AG outbreaks

From: Influence of herd immunity on norovirus: a long-term field study of repeated viral gastroenteritis outbreaks at the same facilities

Combination type

Number of facility

Number of facility (Number of settinga)

Interval between outbreaks (Month)

Average

Maximum

Minimum

Total

149

 

32.3

107

0

 Same virus (Norovirus + Norovirus)

120

 

32.8

107

0

  Same genotype

23

 

36.1

83

0

    GII.2

2

(2 K/Ns)

41.5

83

0

    GII.3

1

(1 PS)

22

–

–

    GII.4

19

(3 K/Ns, 14 NHs, 1 hospital, 1 other)

34.9

83

0

    GII.6

1

(1 PS)

61

–

–

  Different genogroup or genotype

97

 

32.0

107

2

   Different genotype

71

 

31.3

107

2

    GII.2 + GII.3

8

(5 K/Ns, 3 PSs)

24.1

72

2

    GII.2 + GII.4

14

(9 K/Ns, 4 NHs, 1 warefare)

32.9

71

10

    GII.2 + GII.6

4

(2 K/Ns, 2 PSs)

34.0

35

32

    GII.2 + GII.14

5

(1 K/N, 4 PSs)

29.0

53

13

    GII.2 + GII.17

2

(1 K/N, 1 PS)

19.5

30

9

    GII.3 + GII.4

13

(12 K/Ns, 1 NH)

36.0

66

13

    GII.3 + GII.5

1

(1 K/N)

24

–

–

    GII.3 + GII.6

2

(1 K/N, 1 PS)

30.0

35

25

    GII.3 + GII.14

3

(2 K/Ns, 1 PS)

22.0

30

13

    GII.3 + GII.N.D.b

1

(1 K/N)

54

–

–

    GII.4 + GII.6

6

(5 K/Ns, 1 NH)

21.0

23

4

    GII.4 + GII.14

4

(1 K/N, 3 PSs)

29.5

95

2

    GII.4 + GII.17

5

(3 NHs, 1 hospital, 1 other)

48.8

107

28

    GII.6 + GII.14

2

(2 PSs)

35.5

53

18

    GII.6 + GII.17

1

(1 PS)

14

–

–

   Different genogroup (GI + GII)

26

 

33.9

93

2

 Different virus

29

 

30.2

72

0

  Norovirus + Other virus (Sapovirus or RVA or RVC)

27

 

31.1

72

0

  RVA + Sapovirus

2

 

18.5

33

4

  1. aK/Ns: Kindergarten/nursery schools; PSs: Primary schools; NHs: Nursing homes for the aged. Other settings are one child consultation center and one foster home
  2. bUndetermined genotype