Scientists find a new way to target norovirus family
MRC scientists have taken a major step forward in understanding how a family of viruses, including norovirus, initiate infections. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - January 10, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: news

Control of norovirus infection
The purpose of the review is to provide an update on control measures for norovirus (NoV), which is the most commonly implicated pathogen in acute gastroenteritis and outbreaks, causing major disruption in nurseries, schools, hospitals and care homes. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - January 9, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Norovirus symptoms: How do you know if you have Norovirus? Outbreak hits UK
Norovirus, also known as the ‘winter vomiting bug’, has caused an outbreak in the UK, but what exactly is the illness and what symptoms should you watch out for? (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 2, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Trust bans child visitors to try and combat spread of norovirus
No children aged under 12 are being allowed to visit a hospital trust at any time at present, in order to try and limit the spread of norovirus in the region. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - December 21, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Multiple Modes of Transmission During a Norovirus Outbreak Multiple Modes of Transmission During a Norovirus Outbreak
Inadequate containment resulted in multiple cases of norovirus after a patron vomited in a restaurant dining room. How should the incident have been handled?Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 21, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Journal Article Source Type: news

Norovirus: Children banned from Northumbria hospital visits
Northumbria Healthcare bosses say they want to stop norovirus rates reaching "critical numbers". (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - December 13, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Going viral: New cells for norovirus production in the lab
(Osaka University) Human norovirus is a major cause of infections that can be particularly dangerous to children and elderly people. Here, an Osaka University-led research team found that human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived intestinal epithelial cells allowed for efficient growth of human norovirus in the laboratory, without requiring human tissue or bile. This method raises fewer practical and ethical issues than conventional systems and should prove useful for industrial applications such as testing new potential vaccines. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - December 10, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Norovirus OUTBREAK: Vomit bug spreads across UK - are you at risk of explosive diarrhoea?
NOROVIRUS symptoms include feeling sick and having diarrhoea, and the virus is known as the ‘winter vomiting bug’. An outbreak of norovirus has spread across the UK, and Public Health England is urging the public to follow good hygiene practices. These are the signs and symptoms of norovirus to look out for. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - December 9, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

How to Prevent Nasty Stomach Bugs This Winter? More Bleach.
It can survive on surfaces for days, is tricky to kill, and is the source of most stomach bugs in America. It ’ s norovirus, and we ’ re headed into prime season. Here ’ s how to beat it. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - December 3, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: MELINDA WENNER MOYER Tags: Norovirus Hygiene and Cleanliness Viruses Source Type: news

Less Barf, More Bleach: How to Prevent Nasty Stomach Bugs This Winter
It can survive on surfaces for days, is tricky to kill, and is the source of most stomach bugs in America. It ’ s norovirus, and we ’ re headed into prime season. Here ’ s how to beat it. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - November 30, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: MELINDA WENNER MOYER Tags: Norovirus Hygiene and Cleanliness Viruses Source Type: news

Notes from the Field: Multiple Modes of Transmission During a Thanksgiving Day Norovirus Outbreak - Tennessee, 2017
On November 28, 2017, the manager of restaurant A in Tennessee reported receiving 18 complaints from patrons with gastrointestinal illness who had dined there on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 2017. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - November 21, 2018 Category: American Health Tags: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Arthritis Blood Lead Levels Children's Health Food Safety MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Public Health Transmission Workplace Wellness Source Type: news

Norovirus strikes shelters for California wildfire evacuees
Evacuees who fled the Camp Fire in California are facing norovirus outbreaks in shelters. The Butte County Public Health Department said that 145 people have been sick with vomiting and/or diarrhea since the shelters opened to evacuees and 41 people were experiencing symptoms at four different shelters as of Wednesday evening. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 16, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Norovirus outbreak in wildfire shelter: Officials forced to quarantine vomiting evacuees
Butte County public health spokesman Lisa Almaguer said lab tests confirmed the virus and sick people have been quarantined at the shelter in Chico but in an area separate from healthy evacuees. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 15, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Outbreak of Norovirus at California Wildfire Shelter
  CHICO, Calif. (AP) - Officials say there has been an outbreak of norovirus at a shelter housing people who evacuated their homes to escape the massive wildfire in Northern California. Butte County public health spokeswoman Lisa Almaguer said that lab tests confirmed the virus and those who were sick have been quarantined at the shelter in Chico, California, but in an area separate from healthy evacuees. (Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News)
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - November 15, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: KRON/AP Tags: News News Videos Patient Care Source Type: news

Outbreak of Norovirus at California Wildfire Shelter
  CHICO, Calif. (AP) - Officials say there has been an outbreak of norovirus at a shelter housing people who evacuated their homes to escape the massive wildfire in Northern California. Butte County public health spokeswoman Lisa Almaguer said that lab tests confirmed the virus and those who were sick have been quarantined at the shelter in Chico, California, but in an area separate from healthy evacuees. (Source: JEMS Patient Care)
Source: JEMS Patient Care - November 15, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: KRON/AP Tags: News News Videos Patient Care Source Type: news