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

The CDC reported 91 norovirus outbreaks the week of Dec. 5, up from 69 the week before. By comparison, up to 41 outbreaks were reported during that same week the previous three seasons.

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 ...

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 ...

If there were an award for sanitation at sea, Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) would take home the trophy in 2024. With seven of ...

Last season got off to a particularly rocky start, with 91 suspected or confirmed outbreaks during the first week of December ...

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

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 ...