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Mary E Wikswo

Researcher at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Publications -  57
Citations -  2336

Mary E Wikswo is an academic researcher from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The author has contributed to research in topics: Norovirus & Outbreak. The author has an hindex of 18, co-authored 46 publications receiving 1874 citations. Previous affiliations of Mary E Wikswo include National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases & Emory University.

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Norovirus and Medically Attended Gastroenteritis in U.S. Children

TL;DR: Nationally, it is estimated that the average numbers of annual hospitalizations, emergency department visits, and outpatient visits due to norovirus infection in 2009 and 2010 among U.S. children in this age group exceeded 14,000, 281,000 and 627, thousands, respectively, with more than $273 million in treatment costs each year.
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Genetic and Epidemiologic Trends of Norovirus Outbreaks in the United States from 2013 to 2016 Demonstrated Emergence of Novel GII.4 Recombinant Viruses.

TL;DR: Acquisition of alternative RNA polymerases by recombination is an important mechanism for norovirus evolution and a phenomenon that was shown to occur more frequently than previously recognized in the United States.
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Acute gastroenteritis surveillance through the National Outbreak Reporting System, United States.

TL;DR: Data from the first 2 years of surveillance highlight the predominant role of norovirus, and the pathogen-specific transmission pathways and exposure settings identified can help inform prevention efforts.
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Vital Signs: Foodborne Norovirus Outbreaks — United States, 2009–2012

TL;DR: Noroviruses are the leading cause of reported foodborne disease outbreaks and most often associated with contamination of food in restaurants during preparation by infected food workers, leading to improved adherence to appropriate hand hygiene and supervision by certified kitchen managers.