Japan: Hundreds of schoolchildren sickened in Hiroshima, norovirus suspected
The Hiroshima City Board of Education reported that a total of 415 students from 10 junior high schools in the city exhibited gastroenteritis symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea, and were unable to attend to their More...
Bakery workers linked to norovirus outbreak in Japanese schoolkids
In a follow-up to a report late last week where nearly 1,000 people, primarily schoolchildren, contracted the gastrointestinal infection norovirus, an investigation reveals the source of the outbreak was three More...
Japan: Norovirus sickens over 900 schoolkids in Hamamatsu
More than 900 schoolchildren and 41 teachers in 14 schools in the Japanese city of Hamamatsu have been sickened by the gastrointestinal bug, norovirus, causing them to miss school, according to a Voices of Russia More...
New norovirus strain, Sydney 2012, may be linked to increased activity
Norovirus Image/CDC In late 2012, the increased incidences of outbreaks of norovirus were seen in several countries, particularly the United Kingdom (UK) and Japan among other nations. A recent Eurosurveillance More...
Yokohama Denentoshi Hospital norovirus outbreak sickens at least 112, four dead
Image/CIA Norovirus has been seen at record levels in Japan this year with activity this year closing in on 2006 record levels of the gastrointestinal illness. The outbreak at Yokohama Denentoshi Hospital has More...
