Norwalk Virus News

In addition to contacting their private physicians to see if they carry the H1N1 vaccine, New Canaan residents who fall into one of the five priority groups of those eligible to receive the vaccine may make an appointment with the Norwalk Health Department for today, Thursday, November 12, between 2 to 4 p.m. Those recommended for vaccination ...

It can often cause sudden and sometimes violent upsets and may be confused with spastic colitis.

As flu season approaches, universities around the country are making preparations for what many expect will be a massive increase in H1N1 cases over the coming months.

Roger I. Glass, M.D., Ph.D., Umesh D. Parashar, M.D., M.P.H., and Mary K. Estes, Ph.D. The Norwalk agent was the first virus that was identified as causing gastroenteritis in humans, but recognition of its importance as a pathogen has been limited because of the lack of available, sensitive, and routine diagnostic methods.

Charlie Snedaker, 12, poses with his dog Lucy while at home in Norwalk, Conn. on Wednesday Oct.

FOOD unfit for human consumption, filthy kitchens and a lack of hand washing facilities - these are just a few of the horrifying discoveries unearthed at dozens of restaurants across the area.

Jack Kleis, 84, of Norwalk, made his way with his wife Jean to an informational meeting at Norwalk City Hall last Wednesday night to try and separate fact from fiction in regard to the so-dubbed swine flu or H1N1 virus.

In this factsheet: The Facts on Gastroenteritis Gastroenteritis literally means inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract.

The experts agree: proper hand hygiene is critical for preventing the transfer of pathogenic microorganisms.

Norovirus virus-like particles from the Norwalk and Dijon strains were assayed for binding to H type 1 and Lewis a pentaglycosylceramides, incorporated in laterally fluid supported lipid bilayers.

NORWALKBy ROBERT KOCHHour Staff WriterVaccine to guard against the swine flu, also known as H1N1 Virus, will become available for all who wish to be immunized, according to officials."We are planning for the worst," said David Knauf, Darien director of health.

With the worldwide emergence of H1N1 influenza and the World Health Organization's declaration of a flu pandemic on June 11, 2009, there is great concern regarding the issue of infection control.

Eric Sedore was working on a family cruise ship touring Europe in August 2005 when passengers started vomiting, and it wasn't a bout of seasickness.

When Rod Dapkins steps up to the first tee today at Gillette Ridge in Bloomfield, he'll be thinking of a good friend recently diagnosed with breast cancer, as well as an administrative manager at his company who has battled the disease.

You might think that most cases of food poisoning come from things like sushi, raw oysters, or picnic chicken salad.

During the summer, I was dropping my daughter off at her day care when I heard a parent explain to the childcare staff that her son is not feeling well.

Chicken, fake and real, looks to be a target of several consumer and nutrition groups.

An Arizona woman has filed a class action lawsuit accusing Quorn Foods of not disclosing on labels the fact that some people have serious allergic reactions to the main ingredient in its Quorn line of meat substitutes.

Warren County health officials are keeping tabs on the spread of the H1N1 flu virus as the waiting game begins for the availability of vaccines and the start of the regular flu season.

LigoCyte Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that it has initiated its third human clinical trial of its norovirus vaccine.