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Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities – report containing recommendations to prevent environment-associated infections in health-care facilities
Norovirus in Healthcare Facilities Fact Sheet – fact sheet about noroviruses in healthcare facilities
Outbreak Prevention and Response Protocol (OPRP) Guidelines – information for developing OPRP guidelines
Passenger behaviors during norovirus outbreaks on cruise ships [PDF 72 KB] – findings relating to the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of people who are ill with norovirus GI illness compared to those who remained well during an outbreak
Norovirus Outbreaks and Activity - MMWR articles
Respiratory and Enteric Diseases: Norovirus – links to information about noroviruses
The Vessel Sanitation Program – assists the cruise ship industry to prevent and control the introduction, transmission, and spread of gastrointestinal illnesses (GI) on cruise ships
Viral Gastroenteritis – information about viral gastroenteritis
25- to 30-nm Virus Particle Associated with a Hospital Outbreak of Acute Gastroenteritis With Evidence for Airborne Transmission [external link] (PubMed) – abstract about an outbreak of acute, nonbacterial gastroenteritis in a Toronto, Ontario, hospital between November 1 and 22, 1985
A School Outbreak of Norwalk-like Virus: Evidence for Airborne Transmission [external link] (PubMed) – abstract about an outbreak of gastroenteritis in a school attended by children aged 4–11 years
Checklist for Schools When Outbreaks of Gastroenteritis Are Suspected [external link] [PDF 20 KB] (Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services) – actions to perform after the initial identification of gastrointestinal infections in schools
Evidence for Airborne Transmission of Norwalk-like Virus (NLV) in a Hotel Restaurant [external link] [PDF 159 KB] (Marks et al.) – report about an outbreak of gastroenteritis following a meal in a large hotel
Guidelines and Requirements for Safe Handling of Drinking Water, Ice and Dispensers [external link] (Maricopa County, Arizona) – safe handling of drinking water, ice, and dispensers
Human Enteric Viruses as Causes of Foodborne Disease [external link] [PDF 280 KB] – article reviews the agents, transmission routes, epidemiology, persistence, diagnosis, and detection of foodborne viruses and their diseases
Nevada Norovirus Summit, 2004 [external link] [PDF 145 KB] (Clark County Health District, Nevada) – presentation about a norovirus training DVD
Norovirus [external link] (Alaska Division of Environmental Health) – links to information about noroviruses
Norovirus [external link] (National Park Service) – information about noroviruses
Norovirus "Hands On" Training [external link] [PDF 95 KB] (Branson Health Department, Missouri) – training scenario of what to do if you suspect an outbreak of norovirus at a water park
Norovirus (Norwalk-like Virus, Small Round Structured Virus/SRSV) [external link] (Health Protection Agency, London) – information about norovirus
Norwalk-Like Viruses [external link] [PDF 64 KB] (Oregon Department of Human Services) – article about Norwalk-like viruses.
Persistent Infectious Agents [external link] [PDF 56 KB] (World Health Organization) – document about infectious agents that have the ability to persist in the environment long enough that an environmental surface (or transmission through air) can lead to transfer indirectly from one person to another readily enough that an outbreak can occur
Selected References Norovirus and Disinfectants [external link] [PDF 60 KB] – document containing abstracts of selected references on norovirus and disinfectants.
Transmission of Norwalk Virus During a Football Game [external link] (Becker et al.) – abstract about an investigation of diarrhea and vomiting in members the visiting team during a college game and in some players of the home team the next day
Widespread outbreak of norovirus gastroenteritis among evacuees of Hurricane Katrina residing in a large “megashelter” in Houston, Texas: lessons learned for prevention [PDF 515 KB] – investigation underscoring the difficulties in managing such outbreaks of norovirus gastroenteritis in crowded settings and the need for rapid, sensitive laboratory assays to detect norovirus