1. Home
  2. All topics: A to Z
  3. Norovirus infection

Norovirus infection

Toolkit for outbreak response and investigation

Tools that can be useful during an investigation of a European FWD outbreak

See the toolkit

Toolkit for preventing gastrointestinal diseases

This toolkit aims to support infection prevention in schools

See the toolkit

Publication

Guidance on community engagement for public health events caused by communicable disease threats in the EU/EEA

Technical report -

Publication

Community engagement and institutional collaboration in Iceland during a norovirus outbreak at an outdoor/scout centre (10–15 August 2017)

Technical report -

Data

Slogans

Infographic -

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Food-borne diseases associated with frozen berries consumption: a historical perspective, European Union, 1983 to 2013

Jan 2015

Publication

Guidance on community engagement for public health events caused by communicable disease threats in the EU/EEA

Technical report -

Publication

Community engagement and institutional collaboration in Iceland during a norovirus outbreak at an outdoor/scout centre (10–15 August 2017)

Technical report -

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Food-borne diseases associated with frozen berries consumption: a historical perspective, European Union, 1983 to 2013

Jan 2015

Data

Presentation for parents and teachers​

Presentation -

News

Prevention of gastrointestinal diseases in schools – new communication toolkit

News -
There are currently no items to display

Data

Slogans

Infographic -

Data

​Key messages (for various audiences and for children)

Data -

Data

List of key preventive measures​

Data -

Data

Pictograms​

Data -

Facts

Norovirus cause gastrointestinal illness to humans. Norovirus infection can cause vomiting, diarrhoea, and stomach pain. Less common symptoms are low fever, chills and headache.

Related diseases

Disease / public health area

Anthrax

Disease / public health area

Botulism

Disease / public health area

Brucellosis

Disease / public health area

Campylobacteriosis

Disease / public health area

Cholera

Disease / public health area

Cryptosporidiosis

Disease programmes and networks

FWD Expert Exchange Programme

European Food- and Waterborne Diseases and Zoonoses Network (FWD-Net)