In previous years, the U.S. usually saw norovirus outbreaks increase around December. That marked the start of the season for ...

A dominant strain of norovirus is emerging, which could disrupt the seasonal pattern and increase the number of outbreaks, a June 2 CDC report suggests. Here’s what to know: 1. In previous years, the ...

For comparison, there were 18 in all of 2024 and 14 the year prior, with norovirus listed as the causative agent in 15 and 13 of those, respectively. With the CDC's Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP ...

That's because hand sanitizer is not very effective at preventing norovirus, according to the CDC. "The norovirus doesn't get killed with hand sanitizer," said Dr. Mark Loafman, assistant chair of ...

For Americans planning cruise ship vacations this spring or summer, there could be reason to worry about more than rough seas ...

Will norovirus surge early again this year? Here’s what scientists say - Last season got off to a particularly rocky start, ...

Norovirus GII.17 has rapidly overtaken GII.4 as the leading cause of norovirus outbreaks in the United States between 2022 ...

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a notice concerning a batch of oysters, recalled after routine checks raised concerns during distribution to 10 U.S. states. While full ...

So far this year, there have been 16 illness outbreaks reported on cruise ships in the CDC's jurisdiction, mostly from norovirus, compared with 18 outbreaks in all of 2024 and 14 in 2023 ...