Gastro outbreaks hit elderly hardest
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 - 21:30
in Health & Medicine
Frail elderly people living in residential care facilities are at increased risk of severe illness or death from outbreaks of viral gastroenteritis. "Notification of outbreaks to public health units should occur within 24 hours of any outbreak so that diagnostic testing and control measures can begin as soon as possible," the researchers state.