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PRO/EDR> Norovirus – Japan: contaminated seaweed
Norovirus -- JapanOutbreak investigators in Japan have identified contamination in a seaweed production plant as the cause of 7 foodborne illness outbreaks that sickened almost 2100 people in 2017.The 7 foodborne norovirus outbreaks were all attributable to dried, shredded seaweed called nori, according to a report from researchers in Japan and published in recent days by the U.S. Centers for Disease control and Prevention.The outbreaks hit 4 remote areas as well as Tokyo. Norovirus GII.P17-GII.17 Read more [...]
