Collaborative for Outreach, Research, & Education
A food and music festival at a coastal getaway sounds pretty enticing, but sadly norovirus may have been a guest as well. An annual beer and oyster shindig (cutely but now perhaps ironically named...
It seems unfair to have a norovirus outbreak associated with such a delectable treat, but noroviruses aren’t interested in propriety or property, after all. Last Tuesday, on August 8th, a coffee and donut shop...
Hi everyone, we’re doing a new social media campaign for the month of February on the importance of handwashing to prevent the spread of norovirus, and would like your help! We’ve all seen those...
A month ago, we posted about the hepatitis A virus outbreak in Hawaii that was unfolding. It looks like the puzzle is coming together, thanks to a lot of detective work by public health...
Epidemiology is a lot like detective work, and an outbreak going on in Hawaii right now has been a challenging case to crack. Over the past couple of weeks, the Hawaii Department of Health...
Only around 1% of all norovirus outbreaks in the US are believed to occur on cruise ships, yet when they do happen, they can affect a number of people, and they become a prime...
We like to say food can become contaminated at any point along the farm-to-fork continuum, and good food safety practices are not just key for preventing norovirus infections (the most common cause of foodborne...
The Cowfish, a popular location for burgers and sushi in Charlotte, elected to close last Friday and Saturday for cleaning and disinfection after a number staff and patrons became ill. They reopened Sunday for...
We occasionally hear about cases of hepatitis A virus (HAV), though not usually in association with schools. There has recently been a confirmed case of hepatitis A at Passaic High School in New Jersey,...
We occasionally see reports of cases of hepatitis A virus among workers in food establishments. While these people may not be at an increased risk of acquiring the virus because of their jobs, when...
