Sean Kelly
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Vaccine for Food Poisoning Possible
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Washington University researchers are the first to grow a common cause of diarrhea, vomiting and other stomach problems in a lab, a move that a North Carolina expert said could speed along development of a vaccine, the university said Monday.
Food poisoning caused by the norovirus sickens an estimated 23 million Americans each year, according to the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (news - web sites). About 50,000 people are hospitalized and an estimated 400 die, epidemiologists believe.
Washington University scientists showed that the mouse norovirus MNV-1 could be grown inside cells from mice with defective immune systems. The university said those findings could ease the way for further research about the mouse virus and may help researchers seeking to duplicate the accomplishment with human forms. |
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11-30-2004 11:38 PM
