Using a Smartphone to Detect Norovirus
A little bit of norovirus - the highly infectious microbe that causes about 20 million cases of food poisoning in the United States each year - goes a long way. Just 10 particles of the virus can cause illness in humans. A team of University of Arizona researchers has created a simple, portable and inexpensive method for detecting extremely low levels of norovirus. (Source: eHealth News EU)
Source: eHealth News EU - August 28, 2019 Category: Information Technology Tags: Featured Research Research and Development Source Type: news
Smartphone app and attachable microscope can detect outbreaks of norovirus for just $50
Researchers from the University of Arizona have created a simple, portable and inexpensive way of detecting extremely low levels of norovirus in water. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 27, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A Newer, Faster Way To Detect Norovirus In Water Supplies
Norovirus sickens tens of millions of people each year. They get the disease from contaminated food or water. Engineers have developed a rapid, inexpensive test to detect the virus in water supplies. (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - August 27, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Joe Palca Source Type: news
Health Tip: Preventing Norovirus
-- Norovirus is the most common cause of foodborne diarrhea and vomiting, says the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Those with norovirus may feel sick for several days before getting better.
To help prevent norovirus, the CDC... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 23, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Successive Norovirus Outbreaks at an Event Center Successive Norovirus Outbreaks at an Event Center
This series of persistent norovirus outbreaks at an event center underscores the need for a comprehensive prevention and mitigation strategy that addresses all possible routes of virus transmission.Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - August 2, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Public Health & Prevention Journal Article Source Type: news
Your Summer Beach Trip Could Put You at Risk of Getting Sick. Here ’s What You Need to Know
A sunburn may not be the only health consequence of your summer beach trips and pool days. A study published last year estimated that recreational water activities are related to 90 million illnesses each year in the U.S., with swimming as one of the primary catalysts of water-borne respiratory, ear and skin infections.
Less frequently, according to federal data, pathogens found in pools, lakes, rivers and oceans can lead to more serious sickness, including gastrointestinal illnesses and—in very rare cases—exposure to flesh-eating bacteria. This month, for example, a Florida woman died from a flesh-eating bacte...
Source: TIME: Health - July 24, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized Infectious Disease Source Type: news
Successive Norovirus Outbreaks at an Event Center --- Nebraska, October--November, 2017
In October 2017, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (NDHHS) was notified by a local health department of a gastrointestinal illness outbreak among attendees of a wedding reception at facility A, an event center. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - July 18, 2019 Category: American Health Tags: MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Norovirus Infection Public Health Source Type: news
A Fecal Parasite Is Causing More Disease Outbreaks, and Swimming Pools May Be to Blame, CDC Says
A recent announcement from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) may put a damper on summer fun. A fecal parasite often spread by swimming is causing an increasing number of illness outbreaks, the agency says.
The number of disease outbreaks involving the parasite Cryptosporidium, also known as Crypto, increased by about 13% each year from 2009 to 2017, according to a new report from the CDC. People can become ill with cryptosporidiosis after exposure to contaminated human or animal fecal matter, developing symptoms including nausea, cramps and diarrhea that can last weeks and lead to serious malnutriti...
Source: TIME: Health - July 1, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized public health Source Type: news
Community Engagement and Institutional Collaboration in Iceland During a Norovirus Outbreak at Úlfsljótsvatn Outdoor and Scout Centre (10–15 August 2017): Country Visit Report; Technical Report
Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 7/2019.
This 40-page country visit report presents the findings of a case study into an outbreak of norovirus in Iceland that occurred on August 10-15, 2017, to identify enablers and barriers for community and institutional synergies related to preparedness and control of infectious diseases. It is part of a wider European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control case study project to investigate the synergies between communities affected by serious public health threats and the institutions, both health- and non-health-related,...
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - July 1, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
MORE food recalls: Norovirus-infected frozen berries and listeria-infected red peppers
According to the CDC, food can be contaminated with norovirus if it is touched by someone with poop or vomit on their hands. Listeria is a type of bacteria that can get in food. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 22, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Norovirus Fears Stir Recall of Frozen Blackberries
The products under recall include 16-ounce bags of berries sold at Walmart as Great Value Frozen Blackberries and 12-ounce bags sold at Save-A-Lot under the brand name Tipton Grove Frozen Mixed Berries. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - June 21, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Norovirus Fears Stir Recall of Frozen Blackberries
FRIDAY, June 21, 2019 -- You may want to check any frozen blackberries or mixed berries you bought recently: A Georgia-based distributor is recalling products sold at Walmart and Save-A-Lot stores due to potential contamination with norovirus.
In a... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 21, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Frozen Raspberries Recalled for Norovirus Fears
The product was distributed to WinCo Foods stores in Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, Washington, Texas, and Utah and has been removed from store shelves (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - June 18, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Scientists discover a powerful antibody that inhibits multiple strains of norovirus
(University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health and their colleagues at the University of Texas at Austin and the National Institutes of Health Vaccine Research Center have discovered an antibody that broadly inhibits multiple strains of pandemic norovirus, a major step forward in the development of an effective vaccine for the dreaded stomach virus. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - June 18, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Norovirus structures could help develop treatments for food poisoning
(Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) Researchers at CSHL used cryo-EM and computational tools to reconstruct the shell structures of four different strains of human noroviruses. Deciphering this can help inform future vaccine developments against the virus. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 12, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
