Norovirus (NoV) was first reported as causative agent of gastroenteritis in 1972, when students and staff of an elementary school located in Norwalk, Ohio, USA, presented vomitus and diarrhoea. After this, a number of studies definitively associated the NoV infection with outbreaks of acute gastroenteritis. Nowadays, NoV is considered the leading cause
Alfieri, Amauri Alcindo+2 more
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The financial impact of foodborne illness outbreaks at restaurants: Chipotle Mexican Grill
Abstract As demand for food away from home increases, outbreaks at restaurants become an important source of food‐related illness. In the United States, over 60% of foodborne illness outbreaks occur at restaurants and 97% of outbreaks are limited to a single state.
Maria Kalaitzandonakes+2 more
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Noroviruses are the most frequent cause of epidemic acute gastroenteritis in the United States. Between September 2013 and August 2016, 2,715 genotyped norovirus outbreaks were submitted to CaliciNet.
J. Cannon+9 more
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Situational Crisis Communication Theory and the Use of Apologies in Five High-Profile Food-Poisoning Incidents [PDF]
This article examines the role that apologies play in situational crisis communication theory (SCCT) and focuses on a number of recent food-poisoning incidents.
Dulaney, Emmett, Gunn, Rebecca
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Noroviruses as a Cause of Diarrhea in Immunocompromised Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell and Solid Organ Transplant Recipients [PDF]
Case reports describe significant norovirus gastroenteritis morbidity in immunocompromised patients. We evaluated norovirus pathogenesis in prospectively enrolled solid organ (SOT) and hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) patients with diarrhea who ...
Atmar, R. L.+8 more
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Fluorescence dissolved organic matters (DOM) in bottled drinking water from different countries using fluorescence spectroscopy were characterized. The identified microbial risk because of DOM presence in bottled water can utterly cause severe health problems and economic loss, and raise questions on the efficiency of drinking water treatment ...
Nahin Mostofa Niloy+2 more
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Static and Evolving Norovirus Genotypes: Implications for Epidemiology and Immunity
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 genotypes associated with human disease.
G. I. Parra+6 more
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Ranking the Risks: The 10 Pathogen-Food Combinations With the Greatest Burden on Public Health [PDF]
Examines food-borne pathogens with the highest disease burdens and the top ten foods most commonly contaminated by them, such as salmonella in poultry, toxoplasma in pork, and listeria in deli meats.
J. Glenn Morris, Jr.+2 more
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Re-assessing the total burden of norovirus circulating in the United Kingdom population [PDF]
The second Infectious Intestinal Diseases study (IID2) estimated the incidence of norovirus in the UK at 47/1000 population (three million cases annually). Clinically significant norovirus was defined using a cycle threshold (ct) value of
Harris, John P+2 more
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In Vitro Proteolytic Processing of the MD145 Norovirus ORF1 Nonstructural Polyprotein Yields Stable Precursors and Products Similar to Those Detected in Calicivirus-Infected Cells [PDF]
Gaël Belliot+5 more
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