Tuesday, February 6, 2024 New Model for Norovirus Offers Promising Path Towards Countermeasure Development Graphical representation of norovirus virions showing their three-dimensional structure. Credit: CDC Norovirus news: NIAID scientists developed an animal model to study human norovirus infection, which could speed the development of new vaccines and therapeutics to treat the disease. Norovirus, a highly infectious virus that is a leading cause of acute gastroenteritis in the U.S., has no approved therapeutics or vaccines to prevent its miserable effects. This reliable animal model will facilitate the study of norovirus infection and help predict how effective interventions will be in people. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases  |  National Institutes of Health Update your subscriptions, modify your password or e-mail address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your e-mail address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact Subscriber Help. This service is provided to you at no charge by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).                             This email was sent to myhcistech.healthnews360@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 5601 Fishers Lane · Bethesda, MD 20892 · 1-866-284-4107