Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Stephanie Karst
Hosts: Vincent, Rich, Alan, and Dickson review noroviruses with Stephanie Karst, PhD.
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Links for this episode:
- Caliciviruses at ViralZone
- Norovirus page at CDC
- Norovirus infection does not confer protection (J Virology)
- Norovirus vaccine by LigoCyte (pdf)
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