Sun, Dec 30, 2012
FDA warns about spread of norovirus
The Department of Health?s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed yesterday that the cases of alleged food poisoning at schools in Greater Kaohsiung reported last week were the result of a cluster of norovirus infections.
Earlier this month, two clusters of norovirus infections broke out in two elementary schools in Greater Kaohsiung, causing some classes to be suspended. On Friday last week, more cases of alleged collective food poisoning, influenza or norovirus infections were reported in elementary schools in Greater Kaohsiung, resulting in dozens of students being sent to hospital.
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On Tuesday last week, CDC released its latest report on diarrhea, showing the number of cases reported at emergency rooms in the past four weeks surpassed the number of cases during the same period last year by two to three times.
A total of 57 cases of cluster norovirus infections have occurred since September, of which 24 occurred at schools and preschools, 16 at care centers and other highly populated facilities and 15 at hospitals, the CDC said...
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FDA warns about spread of norovirus
The Department of Health?s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed yesterday that the cases of alleged food poisoning at schools in Greater Kaohsiung reported last week were the result of a cluster of norovirus infections.
Earlier this month, two clusters of norovirus infections broke out in two elementary schools in Greater Kaohsiung, causing some classes to be suspended. On Friday last week, more cases of alleged collective food poisoning, influenza or norovirus infections were reported in elementary schools in Greater Kaohsiung, resulting in dozens of students being sent to hospital.
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On Tuesday last week, CDC released its latest report on diarrhea, showing the number of cases reported at emergency rooms in the past four weeks surpassed the number of cases during the same period last year by two to three times.
A total of 57 cases of cluster norovirus infections have occurred since September, of which 24 occurred at schools and preschools, 16 at care centers and other highly populated facilities and 15 at hospitals, the CDC said...
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