Norovirus often gets attention for outbreaks on cruise ships, but those account for only about 1% of all reported norovirus outbreaks. Norovirus is very contagious, and outbreaks can occur anywhere people gather or food is served. People with norovirus usually vomit and have diarrhea. Some may need to be hospitalized and can even die. Infected people can spread norovirus to others through close contact or by contaminating food and surfaces. Food service workers who have norovirus can contaminate food and make many people sick. In norovirus outbreaks for which investigators reported the source of contamination, 70% are caused by infected food workers.
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The news media has been abuzz these past 24 hours following a new Vital Signs report released by the CDC that focuses on noroviruses, particularly their prevention in the food service industry. Here, we try to break down what this report means and why it is important.
The NoroCORE team has developed a Food Virology Literature Database consisting of research and review publications related specifically to food borne viruses. The database is comprised of literature spanning from 1992 to the present. Currently, it is complete for publications specifically related to norovirus. Additional publications specific to Hepatitis A & E, astroviruses, etc., will be added as the database is further developed. Meanwhile, it provides access to over 2,000 citations and abstracts specific to the field. The search function is similar to other standard literature databases, allowing you to search by Author, Title, Year, etc. (please note the search function is case and spelling sensitive). The database is powered by RefBase and is available to the public
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