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Norovirus

Viral Gastroenteritis > Norovirus

Noroviruses (genus Norovirus, family Caliciviridae) are a group of related, single-stranded RNA, nonenveloped viruses that cause acute gastroenteritis in humans. Norovirus was recently approved as the official genus name for the group of viruses provisionally described as “Norwalk-like viruses” (NLV).

For more information please select one of the following categories:

• Norovirus Q&A
• Norovirus Technical Fact Sheet
• Norovirus and Foodhandlers

Additional Materials

• Norwalk-like Viruses: Public Health Consequences and Outbreak Management
  ( 24 pages/147K PDF)

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