Blood type A may predispose to some rotavirus infections
Whether you become infected by some strains of rotavirus may depend on your blood type. (2012-04-16)
View ArticleSunlight plus lime juice makes drinking water safer
Looking for an inexpensive and effective way to quickly improve the quality of your drinking water? According to a team of researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the...
View ArticleInvestigators trace of role reusable grocery bag in norovirus outbreak
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....
View ArticleNew tools help nursing homes track and prevent deadly infections
The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have each released new tools and information to help track deadly healthcare-associated...
View ArticleNorovirus outbreaks in nursing homes associated with increase in...
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...
View ArticlePesticide application as potential source of noroviruses in fresh food supply...
Human norovirus (hNoV), also known as the winter vomiting bug, is one of the most common stomach bugs in the world. The virus is highly contagious, causing vomiting and diarrhea, and the number of...
View ArticleResearch shows copper destroys norovirus
New research from the University of Southampton shows that copper and copper alloys will rapidly destroy norovirus - the highly-infectious sickness bug. (2013-05-29)
View ArticleStudy lays groundwork for norovirus antiviral treatments
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....
View ArticleMonoclonal antibody effective against norovirus
Researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) provide the first proof of concept data showing that a monoclonal antibody can neutralize human norovirus. (2013-07-25)
View ArticleNew study discovers copper destroys highly infectious norovirus
Scientists from the University of Southampton have discovered that copper and copper alloys rapidly destroy norovirus - the highly-infectious sickness bug. (2013-09-12)
View ArticleNorovirus vaccine reduces symptoms of illness by more than half, early...
An investigational vaccine appears generally well tolerated and effective against the most common strain of norovirus, reducing the main symptoms of the gastrointestinal (GI) infection, vomiting and/or...
View ArticlePediatricians urge consumption of only pasteurized dairy products
Pregnant women, infants and young children should avoid raw or unpasteurized milk and milk products and only consume pasteurized products, according to a new policy statement from the American Academy...
View ArticleResearchers take mathematical route to fighting viruses
Mathematicians at the University of York have joined forces with experimentalists at the University of Leeds to take an important step in discovering how viruses make new copies of themselves during an...
View ArticleGastro outbreaks hit elderly hardest
Frail elderly people living in residential care facilities are at increased risk of severe illness or death from outbreaks of viral gastroenteritis. (2014-04-03)
View ArticleExpert guidance on hand hygiene in healthcare settings
Expert guidance released today offers updated evidence reviews and recommendations for hand hygiene in healthcare facilities. (2014-07-17)
View ArticleHow quickly viruses can contaminate buildings and how to stop them
Using tracer viruses, researchers found that contamination of just a single doorknob or table top results in the spread of viruses throughout office buildings, hotels, and health care facilities....
View ArticleHospitalized patients don't wash their hands enough, study finds
Hospital visitors and staff are greeted with hand sanitizer dispensers in the lobby, by the elevators and outside rooms as reminders to wash their hands to stop infections, but just how clean are...
View ArticleScientists take step towards drug to treat norovirus stomach bug
An experimental drug currently being trialled for influenza and Ebola viruses could have a new target: norovirus, often known as the winter vomiting virus. A team of researchers at the University of...
View ArticleUF researchers discover how to cultivate norovirus in human cells
Noroviruses are pernicious intestinal viruses. They cause violent vomiting and diarrhea, and people ill with the virus remain contagious up to three days after they seem to recover. (2014-11-10)
View ArticlePossible treatments identified for highly contagious stomach virus
Antibiotics aren't supposed to be effective against viruses. But new evidence in mice suggests antibiotics may help fight norovirus, a highly contagious gastrointestinal virus, report scientists at...
View ArticleStudy: Listeria pathogen is prevalent, persistent in retail delis
Purdue University research shows that standard cleaning procedures in retail delis may not eradicate Listeria monocytogenes bacteria, which can cause a potentially fatal disease in people with...
View ArticleA new tool for detecting and destroying norovirus
Infection with highly contagious noroviruses, while not usually fatal, can lead to a slew of unpleasant symptoms such as excessive vomiting and diarrhea. (2015-03-09)
View ArticleGlow in the dark tampons identify sewage pollution in rivers
The natural, untreated cotton in tampons readily absorbs chemicals commonly used in toilet paper, laundry detergents and shampoos. (2015-03-31)
View ArticleCan humans get norovirus from their dogs?
Human norovirus may infect our canine companions, according to research published online April 1 in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology, a publication of the American Society for Microbiology....
View ArticleNew guidance on contact precautions for hospital visitors
Leading infectious diseases experts have released new guidance for healthcare facilities looking to establish precautions for visitors of patients with infectious diseases. (2015-04-13)
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