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Kally K's Steakery & Fishery Norovirus Outbreak

Posted on March 31, 2011
The Health Department confirmed that more than 100 people who became sick after dining at or who were in contact with someone who dined at Kally K's Steakery & Fishery, 3383 Commercial Way, in Spring Hill between March 6 and 11 were stricken by a norovirus...

Ohio State Looks for Norovirus Vaccine

Posted on March 17, 2011
Scientists at Ohio State University are working on a new method of vaccine delivery to combat human norovirus, a virus that causes highly contagious vomiting and diarrhea. Using a viral vector approach, with the vesicular stomach virus, researchers injected mice with the vaccine and saw a considerable antibody response, which was 25 times higher than the response from a traditional vaccine...

Norovirus Vaccine Near?

Posted on March 16, 2011
According to Science Daily, Scientists have shown that an experimental vaccine against the human norovirus -- the bug behind about 90 percent of highly contagious nonbacterial illnesses that cause diarrhea and vomiting -- can generate a strong immune response in mice without appearing to cause the animals any harm...

About Norovirus and Norovirus Attorneys and Lawyers

Posted on March 14, 2011
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Seattle Yacht Club Hit with Norovirus

Posted on March 10, 2011
The Seattle Yacht Club is closed until March 15 after an outbreak of the Norovirus has made about 150 guests and employees ill since March 1. Club General Manager Steve Hall said the club voluntarily closed in order to sanitize its facilities. Hall said the first sign of an outbreak was on March 1 and the club contacted Seattle & King County Public Health for guidance on how to manage the situation...

CDC - Updated Norovirus Outbreak Management and Disease Prevention Guidelines

Posted on March 04, 2011
The CDC has updated its suggestions on the management and prevention of Norovirus outbreaks.  I downloaded it and plan on reading it on the plane from Istanbul to Seattle.  Here is the CDC Summary: Noroviruses are the most common cause of epidemic gastroenteritis, responsible for at least 50% of all gastroenteritis outbreaks worldwide, and a major cause of foodborne illness...

FDA Approves New Norovirus Test

Posted on February 24, 2011
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced approval of what it calls the first test for preliminary identification of norovirus, intended for use in outbreaks in which there is a likely transmission pathway. The test, called the Ridascreen Norovirus 3rd Generation EIA assay, "is for use when a number of people have simultaneously contracted gastroenteritis and there is a clear avenue for virus transmission, such as a shared location or food," the FDA said in a news release yesterday...

South Dakota Norovirus

Posted on February 17, 2011
South Dakota is seeing a spike in norovirus, an illness that can begin suddenly with cramping, vomiting or diarrhea. State health officials are reminding residents to practice good personal hygiene to prevent the illness, sometimes called the stomach flu...

Norovirus Prevention Tips

Posted on February 17, 2011
Practice proper hand hygiene:Wash hands carefully with soap and water, especially after using the toilet and changing diapers and always before eating or preparing food. Take care in the kitchen: Wash fruits and vegetables, and cook oysters and other shellfish thoroughly before eating...

200 School Kids Sick with Norovirus in Ohio

Posted on February 12, 2011
The Cincinnati Health Department confirmed students at Mt. Airy Elementary School began complaining of vomiting, diarrhea and cramps -- symptoms associated with the norovirus -- in mid-January. Since then, between 150 and 200 cases have been reported...

How is norovirus transmitted?

Posted on February 06, 2011
Noroviruses are transmitted primarily through the fecal-oral route, and fewer than 100 norovirus particles are said to be needed to cause infection (MMWR, 2001, June 1). Transmission occurs either person-to-person or through contamination of food or water...

Milford High School Hit by Norovirus

Posted on January 06, 2011
A stomach bug virus outbreak at Foran High School in Milford is causing big concern because about 150 students have called in sick in the last two days. The bug is A highly contagious virus with symptoms similar to the Norovirus. It is spreading quickly and right now Foran High school is feeling it...

Food Workers Warned of Norovirus Risks

Posted on December 29, 2010
The Rhode Island Department of Health has issued an advisory about norovirus cases.  So far, in 2010, there have been 17 reported outbreaks of the norovirus in Rhode Island.  However, as is customary in the winter months, there has been an uptick in cases since November...

Posted on December 29, 2010

Norovirus rises and falls

Posted on December 09, 2010
Norovirus cases reportedly on the rise‎ Along with the cold and flu, another virus is making the rounds in Genesee County and other parts of the state. Health officials report cases of the norovirus are on the rise. Around this time every year the norovirus begins to spread...

Norovirus - What is it?

Posted on December 04, 2010

Norovirus on the News - a lot

Posted on November 24, 2010
Norovirus caused dozens to be sick after Lee County schools fundraiser The Lee County Health Department has concluded that a Norovirus caused dozens of people to fall ill earlier this month at a Lee County Public Schools fundraiser. But it will likely be up to a week before the department concludes how it was spread, aid Robert South, department epidemiologist...

Wisconson offers Norovirus tips

Posted on November 22, 2010
An increase in reports of vomiting and diarrhea in Dane County, mostly among children, is leading health officials to issue familiar advice: Wash your hands well after using the bathroom, especially before, during and after Thanksgiving cooking and gatherings...

Norovirus Hits Chicago Schools

Posted on November 11, 2010
Dozens of people from at least 25 suburban Cook County schools have been sickened with an intestinal illness. That's up from only four schools less than two weeks ago. Cook County public health officials have traced some cases to a type of Norovirus and the others have similar symptoms...

Michigan Delta Delta Delta get Norovirus together

Posted on October 25, 2010
Members of Delta Delta Delta ate together Friday night, but by Saturday night they were incredibly ill, leading many to think it was a case of severe food poisoning. Fire trucks and police cars responded after a caller had called in about a sudden onset of vomiting and diahrea...

Norovirus its not just for Cruise Ships Anymore

Posted on October 24, 2010
Norovirus infections are not usually serious, but highly contagious. Most people recover within 1 to 2 days and have no long-term adverse health effects. Norovirus more commonly causes vomiting, diarrhea, and some stomach cramping. Symptoms also may include low-grade fever, chills, headache, muscle aches, nausea, and tiredness...

Lake Wisconsin Restaurant Hit with Norovirus

Posted on October 14, 2010
According to press reports, the state and county health departments are investigating a possible food-borne illness outbreak at the Hillcrest on Lake Wisconsin Restaurant in Merrimac. Cynthia Bodendein, a Sauk County health officer, said the state had inspected the restaurant, and she recommended anyone who is sick to wash their hands regularly and stay home from work...

Norovirus Linked to Raw Oysters

Posted on September 30, 2010
The BCCDC is urging restaurant owners and consumers to avoid serving and consuming raw or undercooked Effingham XSM (extra small) oysters harvested between September 7 and September 21, 2010. Vancouver Coastal Health has identified three clusters of persons reporting diarrhoea and other intestinal symptoms among consumers who ate raw oysters at events and restaurants in Vancouver and Richmond...

Di Nolfo's Banquet Inn and Catering source of 57 Norovirus Cases

Posted on July 29, 2010
According to press reports, at least four people were hospitalized and 53 others reported illnesses after attending wedding parties this month at a banquet hall in south suburban Mokena, leading Will County health officials to try to determine the cause...

Norovirus Hits Jeferson Wisconson

Posted on July 23, 2010
Local health officials are investigating a possible norovirus outbreak in Jefferson County.  About 40 people became ill after eating at a restaurant where a worker, who was sick, handled food. Officials won't say which restaurant was involved, WISC-TV reported...

CDC Publishes Draft Norovirus Prevention Guideline

Posted on June 30, 2010
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is inviting public comments on the draft Guideline for the Prevention and Control of Norovirus: Gastroenteritis Outbreaks in Healthcare Settings.' The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) says it will be submitting its official response to the document, and APIC members are encouraged to respond individually...

Norovirus Strikes North Carolina Church

Posted on June 26, 2010
After a Sunday church service last week, 40 members of a Cary Baptist church caught a stomach virus, including the pastor's family. About 140 people gathered for Sunday worship at North Cary Baptist Church on Reedy Creek Road and then ate a pot luck lunch together, said Pastor Mark Minervino...

Sapphire Princess renamed Norovirus Princess

Posted on June 09, 2010
According to press reports, a Princess Cruises ship was back on course Monday after the company says nearly a hundred passengers came down with norovirus. The cruise line says the incident sparked what it called a "super-sanitization" of the Sapphire Princess, which had visited three Alaska ports...

Harvard Faculty Club to reopen after poisoning over 300

Posted on May 20, 2010
According to the Harvard Crimson, after closing for more than a month due to a norovirus outbreak that sickened over 300 people, the Harvard Faculty Club will reopen for private events on Monday.  The Club, which had been undergoing inspections for food safety, reopened for overnight guests on May 6...

Norovirus Suspected after Minnesota Fundraiser in Baxter

Posted on May 02, 2010
The Minnesota Department of Health is investigating a report that people got sick from eating the food at a fundraiser held at a church.  The banquet took place Sunday at the Lakewood Evangelical Free Church in Baxter, Minn. The problem was reported Thursday...

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