Science news articles about 'norovirus outbreaks'

Health officials in Edmonton said Friday there is an outbreak of norovirus in city nursing homes, seniors' residences and daycares.

... . A week before the study was to be expanded to the entire University, a Norovirus outbreak made 63 students ill over a four-day period. Handwashing was identified as an important way to ...

... back almost to the first recorded cases of norovirus outbreaks, more than 40 years ago." Highly ... adds. However, unlike influenza viruses, noroviruses cannot be grown in the lab, raising an additional ...

... regular cleaning of public restrooms on cruise ships may predict subsequent norovirus infection outbreaks (NoVOs). This study, which appears in the November 1st issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, ...

... stomach flu is known scientifically as a norovirus. Norovirus outbreaks are common in locations where people ... mice had a defective immune response against noroviruses. In particular, mice without MDA-5 ...

Researchers observed that even during a high-profile norovirus outbreak, students followed recommended hand hygiene procedures just 17 percent of the time. In a self-reported survey after the outbreak ...