Showing posts with label Epidemiology. Show all posts
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Norovirus Fact Sheets and published free articles

Norovirus: Norovirus is a virus that causes gastroenteritis, or vomiting and diarrhea, in people.

Updated Norovirus Outbreak Management and Disease Prevention Guidelines
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
by: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/rr/rr6003.pdf

Norovirus Illness: Key Facts
Norovirus-keyfacts.pdf

Norovirus Gastroenteritis: Epidemiology, Clinical Manifestations, Infection Control Issues
by William A. Rutala, Ph.D., M.P.H., David Jay Weber, M.D., M.P.H.
http://www.unc.edu/depts/spice/dis/Noro.pdf

From District of Columbia Department of Health
What are noroviruses?
What are the symptoms of illness caused by noroviruses?
How serious is norovirus disease?
How is norovirus spread?
What treatment is available for people with norovirus infection?
Can norovirus infections be prevented?
http://campusadvisories.gwu.edu/pdfs/norovirus.pdf

Norovirus Fact Sheet from Kent County Health Department
http://www.calvin.edu/admin/health/images/NorovirusFactSheet.pdf

Norovirus Fact Sheet from Public Health Seattle & King County
http://www.riverview.wednet.edu/health/norovirus.pdf

Surrogates for the Study of Norovirus Stability and Inactivation in the Environment: A Comparison of Murine Norovirus and Feline Calicivirus
Jennifer L. Cannon, Efstathia Papafragkou, Geunwoo W. Park, Jason Osborne, Lee-Ann Jaykus and Jan Vinje
Norovirus stability.pdf

Norovirus Infections in Home and Community Settings
by Elizabeth Scott
Community Settings.pdf

Noroviruses: Q&A
from University of California, Berkeley
Noroviruses Q&A.pdf

Norovirus Infection
from Wheaton College Student Health Services
Norovirus-Info.pdf

Noroviruses
http://www.resnet.umd.edu/emergencypreparedness/Publications/norovirus2.pdf

Control of Suspected Norovirus Outbreaks in Long Term Care Facilities
NC Public Health Recommendations
http://epi.publichealth.nc.gov/cd/norovirus/NORO_LTCF.pdf