03/04/2024

Norovirus Cases Are Rising

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Cases of norovirus, a nasty stomach bug that spreads easily, are climbing in the Northeastern U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday.

Nationwide, about 12 percent of most recent norovirus tests sent to the CDC were positive, but the proportion was about 16 percent in the Northeast, the agency said. That compares with nearly 10 percent of norovirus tests in the Midwest and South and nearly 13 percent in the West.

Characterized by the sudden onset of vomiting, diarrhea and general feelings of misery, norovirus outbreaks are notorious on cruise ships, nursing homes, jails, schools and other places where people are in close contact.

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