Table 2.
Outbreaks of NLV investigated from August 1998 to May 2001.
| Outbreak | Type of Outbreak | Date | nRT-PCR | Number of | |
| +ve/nt1 | (% +ve2) | individuals | |||
| involved | |||||
| 1 | Ferry Ship | Aug 1998 | 8/10 | 80% | 14 |
| 2 | Country Hotel | Aug 1998 | 14/17 | 82% | 514 |
| 3 | Nursery school | Nov 1998 | 7/12 | 50% | 25 |
| 4 | City Hotel | Jan 1999 | 3/3 | 100% | 23 |
| 5 | Restaurant | Jan 1999 | 8/32 | 25% | |
| 6 | Restaurant | Mar 1999 | 7/7 | 100% | 7 |
| 7 | Large Hospital | Mar 1999 | 14/116 | 12.1% | 70 |
| 8 | Psychiatric Hospital | Mar 1999 | 27/35 | 77% | |
| 9 | Restaurant | Mar 1999 | 5/5 | 100% | |
| 10 | Large Hospital | Mar 1999 | 16/58 | 27% | 58 |
| 11 | Medical Ward | Apr 1999 | 9/17 | 53% | 30 |
| 12 | District Hospital | Apr 1999 | 8/32 | 25% | |
| 13 | Medical Ward | May 1999 | 3/5 | 60% | |
| 14 | Nursing Home | Jun 1999 | 2/2 | 100% | |
| 15 | Nursing Home | Nov 1999 | 2/2 | 100% | 35 |
| 16 | Care of Elderly Ward | Feb 2000 | 5/15 | 33% | |
| 17 | Large Hospital | Feb 2000 | 9/78 | 11.5% | |
| 18 | Staff Function | Mar 2000 | 0/7 | 0% | 109 |
| 19 | Care of Elderly Ward | Apr 2000 | 8/22 | 36% | |
| 20 | Nursing Home | Apr 2000 | 2/5 | 40% | 16 |
| 21 | Nursing home | Apr 2000 | 2/2 | 100% | |
| 22 | Large Hospital | Apr 2000 | 7/37 | 19% | |
| 23 | District Hospital | May 2000 | 2/2 | 100% | |
| 24 | Care of Elderly Ward | May 2000 | 9/12 | 75% | |
| 25 | Nursing Home | Jun 2000 | 2/5 | 40% | |
| 26 | Hotel | Aug 2000 | 8/10 | 80% | |
| 27 | Hotel | Dec 2000 | 6/12 | 50% | 485 |
| 28 | Large Area Hospital | Jan 2001 | 12/67 | 17.9% | |
| 29 | Hotel | Mar 2001 | 3/3 | 100% | |
| 30 | Regimental Reunion | Apr 2001 | 9/11 | 82% | 750 |
| 31 | Leisure Centre | May 2001 | 4/6 | 66% | 94 |
1Number positives/number tested 2Percentage positive