Latest Norovirus Stories

According to the Centers for Disease Control, about one in six Americans gets food poisoning each year. Additionally, virus infection risks from consumption of raw oysters in the U.S. are estimated to cost around $200 million a year. To address the issue of health risk from eating raw oysters, Texas A&M University graduate student Chandni Praveen, along with Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientist Dr. Suresh Pillai and a team of researchers from other agencies and institutions,...

Innovative multiplexing instrument for clinical laboratories with simultaneous testing for greater than 90% of bacterial, viral, and parasitic causes of infectious gastroenteritis in a single molecular test now available AUSTIN, Texas, April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX) today announced it has received U.S. FDA clearance of its MAGPIX instrument, with its xTAG Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel (xTAG GPP). This is the first clinical assay to be...

More than 1 million kids get sick from norovirus each year. Teaching children basic sanitation and using simple precautions at home can protect them from this dangerous stomach virus. Austin, TX (PRWEB) April 09, 2013 Norovirus sends more than one million children under age five to the doctor each year. Texas Pediatrician Dr. Marta Katalenas, advises parents to establish a regular routine of sanitary precautions that can dramatically reduce the risk of infection from norovirus. According...

Providing Solutions to Improve Environmental Services Role in Infection Prevention ORANGEBURG, N.Y., April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PDI, leader in infection prevention education, clinical support and products, introduces a larger wipe format for its Sani-Cloth(®) Bleach Germicidal Disposable Wipes to provide a product suited to meet the needs of Environmental Services. Along with the Sani-Cloth(®) AF3 Germicidal Disposable Wipe and Super Sani-Cloth(®) Germicidal Disposable Wipes,...

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online A new study has shown that norovirus is now the primary cause of acute gastroenteritis, or the ‘stomach bug,’ among children under five years of age who seek medical treatment for the condition, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported on Thursday. Gastroenteritis involves the inflammation of the stomach and small intestine, and is typically caused by one of several different types of viruses. Also commonly...

ATLANTA, March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Norovirus is now the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis among children less than 5 years of age who seek medical care, according to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Norovirus was responsible for nearly 1 million pediatric medical care visits for 2009 and 2010 in the United States, amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars in treatment costs each year. "Infants and young children are very...

LAKE FOREST, Calif., Feb. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovative BioDefense Inc., the creators of the Zylast(TM) line of antimicrobial products, announced today that independent testing has demonstrated that its Zylast products are 100 times more effective against Norovirus than alcohol-based hand sanitizers on the market. Norovirus, also often called the "stomach flu" or the "cruise ship virus," is one of the major causes of a digestive-tract epidemic that is currently gripping the...

ATLANTA, Feb. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- With the current global outbreak of the Sydney strain of norovirus,(i) hand washing hygiene has never been more important. This highly contagious form of gastrointestinal virus can live on surfaces for weeks and is commonly communicated by touching a contaminated surface and then putting hands or fingers in the mouth.(ii,iii) When it comes to preventing norovirus, hand sanitizer is no substitute for washing hands with soap and water, which is the...

Posters Produced with Public Health Partners Provide Tips for the Public WASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new strain of norovirus is quickly spreading across the United States. To educate the public about the most effective ways to prevent the spread of norovirus, the Water Quality and Health Council (WQHC) and other public health partners collaborated to produce new resources. Experts at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provided...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Her nickname is "Trudi," and she's a 5-foot-5 germ-killing ultraviolet robot battling one of the worst seasons for flu and related illnesses in recent memory. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130220/PH60803 ) Technically, TRU-D SmartUVC(TM) - short for Total Room Ultraviolet Disinfector - is a mobile, automated germ-killing robot being used in Canada for the first time to enhance patient outcomes. It's the...