TY - JOUR ID - 40597 TI - A Narrative Review of Norovirus Gastroenteritis: More Global Attention Is Needed JO - International Journal of Travel Medicine and Global Health JA - IJTMGH LA - en SN - 2322-1100 AU - Xu, Cheng AU - Fu, Jianguang AU - Zhu, Yefei AD - Laboratory Medical Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China AD - Key Lab of Enteric Pathogenic Microbiology, Ministry of Health, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China Y1 - 2016 PY - 2016 VL - 4 IS - 4 SP - 101 EP - 106 KW - Norovirus KW - Epidemiology KW - Diagnosis KW - Vaccine DO - 10.21859/ijtmgh-040402 N2 - Noroviruses (NoVs), an important pathogenic agent of foodborne illness, lead to acute and chronic gastroenteritis in humans of all ages and to travelers’ diarrhea. Many genotypes exist in nature; GII.4 is widely known as the most predominant. Outbreaks mostly occur in semi-closed settings. Although the disease is self-limited to person, many cases have resulted in death, which has raised more concerns. However, a lack of microbial culture techniques limits research and thus knowledge about these viruses. To date, there are no specific antiviral drugs that fight NoVs. Rehydration is the ideal approach at present for severe cases. The only way to prevent infection is to improve personal hygiene. So many variants and ambiguous evolution mechanisms make research for a vaccine much more difficult. In recent years, several vaccine candidates entered pre-clinical development. This review concentrates on summarizing the aspects of NoV structure, culture, genetic evolution, and the vaccine. UR - https://www.ijtmgh.com/article_40597.html L1 - https://www.ijtmgh.com/article_40597_96b37f4aab1c671b58152f0198d82a51.pdf ER -