TABLE 1.
Characteristics of NoV specimens and patients
| Specimen | Geographic origin | Setting | Date | Age (yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido1/2006/JP | Hokkaido | Hospital | 29.Sep.06 | 60 |
| Hokkaido2/2006/JP | Hokkaido | Nursing care center | 10.Nov.06 | 90 |
| Hokkaido3/2006/JP | Hokkaido | Nursing care center | 3.Dec.06 | 0 |
| Hokkaido4/2006/JP | Hokkaido | Nursing care center | 22.Dec.06 | 90 |
| Hokkaido5/2007/JP | Hokkaido | Nursing care center | 3.Jan.07 | 40 |
| Aomori1/2006/JP | Aomori | Kindergarten | 17.Dec.06 | 4 |
| Aomori2/2006/JP | Aomori | Kindergarten | 16.Dec.06 | 4 |
| Aomori4/2006/JP | Aomori | Hotel | 17.Dec.06 | 43 |
| Aomori5/2006/JP | Aomori | Hotel | 17.Dec.06 | 24 |
| Akita1/2006/JP | Akita | Hotel | 13.Nov.06 | Unknown |
| Akita2/2006/JP | Akita | Hospital | 7.Dec.06 | 41 |
| Akita4/2006/JP | Akita | Nursing care center | 18.Dec.06 | Unknown |
| Akita5/2006/JP | Akita | Nursing care center | 19.Dec.06 | 92 |
| Miyagi2/2006/JP | Miyagi | Nursing care center | 14.Dec.06 | 65 |
| Miyagi4/2006/JP | Miyagi | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Miyagi5/2006/JP | Miyagi | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Toyama1/2006/JP | Toyama | Hospital | 15.May.06 | 56 |
| Toyama4/2006/JP | Toyama | Nursing care center | 13.Nov.06 | 80 |
| Toyama5/2006/JP | Toyama | Nursing care center | 16.Nov.06 | 89 |
| Aichi3/2006/JP | Aichi | Kindergarten | 19.Oct.06 | 3 |
| Aichi4/2006/JP | Aichi | Nursing care center | 20.Nov.06 | 95 |
| Osaka2/2006/JP | Osaka | Restaurant | 22.Oct.06 | 40 |
| Osaka3/2006/JP | Osaka | Hospital | 1.Nov.06 | 22 |
| Osaka4/2006/JP | Osaka | Nursing care center | 26.Nov.06 | 63 |
| Hiroshima1/2006/JP | Hiroshima | Gymnasium | 3.Oct.06 | 70 |
| Hiroshima2/2006/JP | Hiroshima | Hotel | 14.Oct.06 | 79 |
| Ehime1/2006/JP | Ehime | Nursing care center | 21.Nov.06 | 65 |
| Ehime2/2006/JP | Ehime | Nursing care center | 3.Dec.06 | 78 |
| Ehime5/2006/JP | Ehime | Restaurant | 13.Dec.06 | Unknown |
| Saga1/2006/JP | Saga | Unknown | 18.Nov.06 | 2 |
| Saga4/2006/JP | Saga | Hotel | 22.Oct.06 | Unknown |
| Saga5/2006/JP | Saga | Kindergarten | 10.Nov.06 | 2 |
| Kumamoto1/2006/JP | Kumamoto | Unknown | 6.Oct.06 | Unknown |
| Kumamoto2/2006/JP | Kumamoto | Unknown | 4.Nov.06 | Unknown |
| Kumamoto3/2006/JP | Kumamoto | Unknown | 15.Nov.06 | Unknown |
| Kumamoto4/2006/JP | Kumamoto | Restaurant | 30.Sep.06 | 20 |
| Kumamoto5/2006/JP | Kumamoto | Restaurant | 30.Oct.06 | 34 |