An Introduction to Norovirus The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that noroviruses cause nearly 21 million cases of acute gastroenteritis annually, making noroviruses the leading cause of gastroenteritis in adults in the United States. [5, 9, 13, 31]  According to a relatively recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine,  The Norwalk agent was the first virus that was identified as causing gastroenteritis in humans, but recognition of its… [read post]

Abstract available online at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18494694 Benson, V. and Merano, M.A., “Current estimates from the National Health Interview Survey 1995,” VITAL HEALTH STATISTICS, SERIES 10 (Nat’l Center for Health Statistics 1998). [read post]

An Introduction to Norovirus The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that noroviruses cause nearly 21 million cases of acute gastroenteritis annually, making noroviruses the leading cause of gastroenteritis in adults in the United States. [1] According to a relatively recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine: The Norwalk agent was the first virus that was identified as causing gastroenteritis in humans, but recognition of its importance as a pathogen has… [read post]

Assisted in coordinating the Produce Safety Rule oriented On-Farm Readiness Review (OFRR) training programs under the leadership of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA), the FDA, and produce oriented professionals from several State Cooperative Extension Services2. [read post]