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Don’t let your vacation go to ship — how to reduce your risk of norovirus, infectious diseases, food poisoning and more.

Acute gastroenteritis is the second greatest burden of all infectious diseases, and norovirus is responsible for almost a fifth of all acute gastroenteritis cases worldwide. 1 For healthy individuals, ...

Norovirus GII.17 accounted for 75% of outbreaks in the US in the 2024-2025 season, outpacing outbreaks caused by the GII.4 norovirus, according to new data published in Emerging Infectious Diseases.

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A Chipotle in Cleveland Circle was closed for weeks in December after more than 140 people, mainly Boston College students, became sick with symptoms of norovirus after eating there.

Salmonella outbreaks linked to cucumbers have sickened hundreds of people since last year, drawing attention to the problem of contaminated irrigation water on farms. IE 11 is not supported.

Lynne Barnes, acting director of nursing, midwifery, and governance, said: “We are continuing to see high numbers of norovirus cases in our hospital setting, and people are continuing to visit ...

In previous years, the U.S. saw norovirus outbreaks increase around December, which marked the start of the season of the virus. Between 2011 and 2024, GII.4 viruses caused less than 50% of US ...