How a plastic bag was cause of spreading the norovirus
The sturdy reusable grocery bag traveled with a girls’ soccer team from Beaverton to Seattle for a weekend tournament, where it picked up something much less sweet than the cookies inside. But the team members didn’t know highly contagious viruses were on the bag as they passed it around during Sunday lunch, plucking out the […]
DHH Recalls Oysters and Closes Oyster Harvesting Area
BATON ROUGE—The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) moved quickly Tuesday to close a Terrebonne Parish molluscan shellfish harvesting area located in Basin 12, Area 23. DHH also ordered a recall of all oysters harvested from that area since April 26, 2012 including shucked, frozen, breaded, post- harvest processed and oysters for the half […]
Norovirus hits Willow Springs Elementary
Authorities say about 100 students and staff members at Willow Springs Elementary in Fairfax, Virginia were reported sick on Friday with a stomach illness most likely the norovirus did hit the unfortunate students and staff. The illness continued to keep dozens of them home on Monday. All weekend activities at the school were canceled to […]
Musgrove Park Hospital norovirus outbreak
Portman, Exmoor and Sedgemoor wards are currently closed to new admissions due to Norovirus. Responsible Visiting – How you can help keep Musgrove free of Norovirus (winter vomiting) Keeping our patients safe from infection is a priority at Musgrove Park Hospital and we have robust procedures in place when dealing with outbreaks of Norovirus. As soon as […]
Sick? Don’t prepare food for others!
An alarming number of outbreaks of stomach illness across the state should be a reminder to Iowans participating in gatherings where food is served. With more than a week remaining for holiday and year-end celebrations, the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) is asking sick Iowans to think twice before preparing food for others. “If […]
