Introducing the The Norovirus Lateral Flow
Cassette

What is the Test?

The Norovirus Cassette is a qualitative, lateral flow immunoassay for the detection of norovirus in human faeces.

*Tests are professional use only under clinical settings.

What is the Disease?

• Noroviruses (NoV) are a genetically diverse group of single stranded RNA, nonenveloped viruses belonging to the Caliciviridae family.
• Three genogroups have been identified with the genus norovirus. Genogroup 1 and genogroup 2, associated
  with human infections and genogroup 3, associated with bovine and porcine infection.

Symptoms

• Noroviruses are a major cause of acute gastroenteritis worldwide, often causing explosive outbreaks in institutions.
• The symptoms of norovirus illness usually include nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, and some stomach
  cramping. Sometimes people additionally have a lowgrade fever, chills, headache, muscle aches, and a general sense of tiredness.
• The illness is acute and usually mild, although it has caused fatalities among the frail and elderly. It is also self-limiting, following an incubation period of 24-48 hours although cases can occur within 12 hours of exposure; symptoms typically resolve after 1-2 days.

• Noroviruses are highly contagious, with an inoculum of as few as ten particles being able to cause infection.
• Transmission occurs through ingesting contaminated food/water and by person-to-person spread;
  predominantly faecal-oral but may be airborne due to aerosolization of vomitus.
• The ability of noroviruses to cause outbreaks in institutions has become a major public health issue,
  infection can be associated with restaurants and institutions as diverse as nursing homes, hospitals and elite sporting camps.
• Infections in infants, elderly or frail patients can be fatal if left untreated.

Why use Norovirus Lateral Flow Cassette?

• The PathFlow™ Norovirus Cassette provides rapid test results allowing for improved decision-making abilities;
  improving patient management and outcomes.
• Swift norovirus identification and detection is pivotal for the prevention and management of outbreaks;
  especially in a clinical/healthcare environment.