A highly contagious strain of norovirus, GII.17, is rapidly spreading across the United States, fueling an unusually high ...

Norovirus causes an inflammation of the stomach or intestines called acute gastroenteritis, according to the CDC. The virus is “very contagious,” and symptoms include vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain, ...

Last year, there were 16 outbreaks on cruise ships, from norovirus, salmonella, E. coli or other unidentified pathogens that ...

CDC data suggests the majority of 2024 gastrointestinal outbreaks at sea were associated with the highly contagious norovirus. In December alone, five cruise ships were stricken with the vomiting ...

“Soap and water work to remove germs from hands,” she said. Cruise ships continue to be sources of increased risk for ...

In 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States reported a significant increase in ...

There's been a dramatic increase in gastrointestinal illnesses aboard cruise ships in recent weeks—and norovirus is to blame for most of them, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said ...

but that has not eradicated illness on cruise ships. Norovirus outbreaks on cruise ships hit their highest levels in over a decade, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and ...