New research from the University of Southampton shows that copper and copper alloys will rapidly destroy norovirus - the highly-infectious sickness bug. The virus can be contracted from contaminated food or water, person-to-person ...
May 28, 2013
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One vomiting episode from someone infected with norovirus emits billions and billions of individual viruses. That's enough to fuel an outbreak—and is exactly what happened in an elementary school in Seattle, Washington ...
Mar 18, 2020
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A new study describes a 2010 outbreak involving several NBA teams, the first known report of a norovirus outbreak in a professional sports association. Published in Clinical Infectious Diseases and available online, the study ...
Oct 31, 2011
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An outbreak of vomiting and diarrhea has sickened more than 400 vacationers and crew members aboard two Christmas-time cruises in the Caribbean, the CDC said Saturday.
Dec 30, 2012
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An animal model of the human norovirus created at the University of Michigan Health System lays the groundwork for understanding the biology of the pesky virus and developing antiviral drug treatment.
Jul 22, 2013
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Oregon investigators recently mapped the trail of an outbreak of a nasty stomach bug among participants in a girls' soccer tournament to a reusable open top grocery bag stored in a hotel bathroom. Their findings, which illustrate ...
May 9, 2012
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In a study that included more than 300 Medicare-certified nursing homes, rates of hospitalization and death were substantially increased during outbreaks of norovirus gastroenteritis vs. non-outbreak periods, according to ...
Oct 18, 2012
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Miami University of Ohio says some 200 students have been sickened in a norovirus outbreak.
Feb 24, 2016
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A story shared widely online that claims a norovirus outbreak at the Pyeongchang Olympics has led to fatalities is false.
Feb 10, 2018
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A suspected norovirus outbreak has killed four people and infected almost 100 others at a hospital in the Japanese city of Yokohama south of Tokyo, officials said.
Dec 30, 2012
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