Hand-washing works One major point the COVID-19 pandemic helped drive home is how important it is to wash your hands. Washing ...

Objective To compare the effectiveness of hand hygiene using alcohol-based hand sanitiser to soap and water for preventing the transmission of acute respiratory infections (ARIs) and to assess the ...

Myth: Cruise ships are floating Petri dishes and norovirus outbreaks are rampant ...

While hand sanitizer is no longer being produced under temporary emergency authorizations, businesses should only stock ...

Don’t let your vacation go to ship — how to reduce your risk of norovirus, infectious diseases, food poisoning and more.

We analysed 16 635 norovirus sequences submitted between Jan 1, 2005, to Nov 17, 2016, of which 1372 (8·2%) sequences belonged to genotype GI, 15 256 (91·7%) to GII, and seven (<0·1%) to GIV.1. During ...

Consumer Reports explains that new hand sanitizers may pose risks to consumers, as new manufacturers try to fill a void during the coronavirus pandemic. Ad-free. Influence-free.

Norovirus GII.17 accounted for 75% of outbreaks in the US in the 2024-2025 season, outpacing outbreaks caused by the GII.4 norovirus, according to new data published in Emerging Infectious Diseases.

Vaxart, Inc., a biotechnology company focused on oral recombinant pill vaccines, announced it will release topline data from its Phase I trial on norovirus before the market opens on June 11, 2025.

Hand sanitizers have become a daily habit, and are they really as effective against viruses and bacteria as we think? A ...

In previous years, the U.S. saw norovirus outbreaks increase around December, which marked the start of the season of the virus. Between 2011 and 2024, GII.4 viruses caused less than 50% of US ...

Increase in outbreaks of norovirus GII.17 over GII.4, United States, 2022–2025. Seasons are defined as September 1 of one year to August 31 of the next. The 2024–25 season is truncated to ...