Statement From Microbiologist Charles Gerba Concerning A Recent Norovirus Outbreak Traced To Reusable Grocery Bag - MarketWatch

Statement From Microbiologist Charles Gerba Concerning A Recent Norovirus Outbreak Traced To Reusable Grocery Bag - MarketWatch

A recent outbreak of norovirus, a foodborne illness that causes severe symptoms including projectile vomiting and diarrhea, amongst an Oregon girls' soccer team was traced back to a reusable grocery bag by the Oregon Public Health Division. As documented in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, this represents the first verified occasion in which the virus was transported by an inanimate object. As the study noted, "this also illustrates one of the less obvious hazards of reusable grocery bags."