A New Study of Norovirus Outbreaks Linked to Food Handlers
A New Study of Norovirus Outbreaks Linked to Food Handlers A new study published in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases has found that food handlers are even more likely to transmit norovirus than previously thought. What do you know about a Norovirus? Norovirus is a highly infectious virus that causes acute gastroenteritis and is also known as the stomach flu. It is the leading cause of foodborne illness outbreaks in the world, and food handlers are a major source of transmission. A new study published in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases has found that food handlers are even more likely to transmit norovirus than previously thought. The study found that asymptomatic food handlers, who do not have any symptoms of illness, can shed just as much of the virus as symptomatic food handlers. This finding is significant because it means that food handlers can transmit norovirus even if they do not know they are infected. This makes it difficult to pr...
