Public health officials in Minnesota are urging the public, especially foodservice workers, to take precautions against norovirus because of a rise in infections in recent weeks.
The Minnesota Department of Health posted a notice June
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Public health officials are investigating an apparent norovirus outbreak traced to a restaurant in Seattle. More than 20 people have reported illnesses and one has been hospitalized.
Public Health — Seattle and King County reported
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France has recorded a historic decrease in acute gastroenteritis that public health officials have linked to measures in place during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Following the first lockdown because of coronavirus very low levels were recorded
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Good handwashing is more effective than hand sanitizer use in reducing the risk of getting norovirus, according to the Food Safety Information Council (FSIC).
Hand sanitizers are effective against reducing COVID-19 but have little effect
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French public health officials have reported a rise in the number of foodborne outbreaks in 2019 compared to the year before.
Sante publique France, the public health agency, recorded 1,783 outbreaks in the country affecting
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About two dozen people have come down sick after eating at a Subway restaurant in Idaho. Public health officials say the pathogen is norovirus.
The Southwest District Health department reports “nearly 25” people have reported
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An Australian state has recorded a decline in gastrointestinal diseases during the period measures were in place to control the coronavirus pandemic.
The study covered communicable disease surveillance in Central Queensland for six months after
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Outbreaks of norovirus in Sweden linked to shrimp from Estonia may have affected about 100 people.
Reports from local authorities have not been fully compiled yet but based on preliminary information officials believe more than
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An Arby’s restaurant has closed for the second time in less than a month because of an outbreak of foodborne illnesses among its customers. Health officials say the pathogen involved is norovirus, which is notoriously
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Several outbreaks have been reported in France linked to eating oysters contaminated with norovirus.
A total of 164 patients were recorded and two people were hospitalized in different regions across the country.
Since mid-February, 46
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The number of people getting sick and dying in foodborne outbreaks in Europe went up in 2019, based on figures from the annual report on zoonoses.
Salmonella was behind the majority of outbreaks followed by
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