Norovirus (NoV) is an enteric non-enveloped virus which is the leading cause of
gastroenteritis across all age groups. It is responsible for around 200,000 deaths annually …

Long-term care facilities (LTCFs) may be defined as institutions that provide health care to
people who are unable to manage independently in the community. 1 This care may be …

Executive Summary The Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of
Infectious Agents in Health Care Settings 2007 updates and expands the 1996 Guideline for …

Noroviruses are major pathogens associated with acute gastroenteritis worldwide. Their
RNA genomes are diverse, with two major genogroups (GI and GII) comprised of at least 28 …

Without a virus culture system, genetic analysis becomes the principal method to classify
norovirus (NoV) strains. Currently, classification of NoV strains beneath the species level …

Background Highly publicised outbreaks of norovirus gastroenteritis in hospitals in the UK
and Ireland and cruise ships in the USA sparked speculation about whether this reported …

Noroviruses cause the majority of acute viral gastroenteritis cases that occur worldwide. The
increased recognition of noroviruses as the cause of outbreaks and sporadic disease is due …

Noroviruses are a major cause of epidemic gastroenteritis in children and adults, and GII. 4
has been the predominant genotype since its first documented occurrence in 1987. This …

Noroviruses are generally believed to cause relatively mild gastroenteritis of short duration
in otherwise healthy adults. However, outbreaks in health care settings are common and …

In 2002, a sharp increase in outbreaks of norovirus-associated illness, both on cruise ships
and on land, encouraged us to examine the molecular epidemiology of detected …