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Ultramicroscopic infectious agent that is a common cause of food poisoning and acute gastroenteritis.

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  • The term norovirus was recently approved as the official name for this group of viruses via CDC - norovirus:
  • The norovirus was the agent in 97 percent of those cases.
  • Cruise ship illness identified as norovirus, 413 passengers stricken
  • The "stomach flu," also known as the norovirus, has hit New Yorkers hard.
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