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The 2024 norovirus outbreak hitting the Northeast, including nearly 70 cases now being investigated in an upstate New York college town, has health officials scrambling to contain the stomach bug ...
Earlier this month, Irving Primary School in Middlesex County, NJ, shuttered due to an outbreak of the stomach bug. It has since reopened after undergoing a deep cleaning, ABC News reported.
More: Norovirus outbreak 2024: How to avoid stomach bug spreading across northeast, NY. Can norovirus symptoms be alleviated? Residents who do contract norovirus are probably in for an unpleasant ...
Norovirus, aka the “stomach flu,” is still prevalent in the U.S. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that, nationally, more than 12% of tests for norovirus came back ...
Norovirus cases in 2024 are spiking in the US especially the Northeast, according to the CDC. ... Sarah Al-Arshani covers breaking and trending news for USA TODAY. ... NY Post. Mississippi man ...
Norovirus is the cause in about 18% of all cases. [28] Generally speaking, viral gastroenteritis accounts for 21–40% of the cases of infectious diarrhea in developed countries. [29] Norovirus is the leading cause of gastroenteritis among adults in America accounting for about 90% of viral gastroenteritis outbreaks. [18]
In December, a norovirus outbreak linked to a North Carolina sushi restaurant sickened at least 241 people. Most norovirus outbreaks in the U.S. happen between November and April.
Outbreaks of norovirus are also on the rise. From Aug. 1, 2023, to Feb. 12, 2024, there were 759 norovirus outbreaks reported by the 15 states participating in the CDC’s NoroSTAT surveillance ...