Cases of norovirus are on the rise. Here’s how you can protect yourself from the stomach bug
Lehigh Valley’s health networks are seeing abnormally high cases of the stomach bug that’s taking a large number of people ...
Food Safety News4d
Researchers work to develop faster, more accurate virus detection for produce
Researchers in Spain are working to develop faster, more accurate methods for detecting viruses like human norovirus and hepatitis A in fresh produce. The ...
Your blood type may influence your vulnerability to norovirus, the winter vomiting virus
(THE CONVERSATION) In the last few months, schools all over the country have closed because of outbreaks of norovirus. Also known as stomach flu, norovirus infections cause watery diarrhea, low-grade ...
The FDA Is Changing Food Safety Strategy Around Fresh and Frozen Berries
The FDA announced the changes in a “ prevention strategy ” to keep fresh and frozen berries from being contaminated with ...
The 'quad-demic': What you need to know as four viruses spike in Ohio, across the nation
Ohio Department of Health director Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff has cautioned Ohioans to continue to take these illnesses seriously.
Charlotte Observer6d
This virus is spreading rapidly in NC & there’s no treatment. Here’s how to stay safe
according to the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS). Here’s what to know about the virus. “Stomach bugs” are similar to norovirus, but there are some key distinctions ...
Ohio Department of Health provides update on seasonal and respiratory illnesses, including flu, COVID, RSV, and norovirus
Regarding avian influenza, while there have been outbreaks in poultry farms and flocks, there have been no reported human cases in Ohio. However, the doctor cautioned that people should avoid contact ...
The Mirror4d
Three ways norovirus spreads as cases surge - and one popular protection that doesn't work
Prof Paul Hunter, of the University of East Anglia, said: “In many ways the epidemiology of Norovirus is similar to that of Covid-19. It is a human pathogen that spreads from one person to ...
Columbus Dispatch3d
What's a 'quad-demic'? What to know about the viruses spiking in Ohio and the nation
Norovirus, a highly contagious stomach virus ... to be any great risk to the public for bird flu. There have been 67 human cases in the country, none of which have been in Ohio.
Ohio health officials report shifts in respiratory illnesses, suicide rates
The Ohio Department of Health and the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services have reported significant changes in respiratory illnesses and suicide ...