In recent months, several cruise ships have experienced significant outbreaks of the norovirus. This highly infectious and resilient pathogen causes severe gastrointestinal illnesses in humans.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there have been nearly as many outbreaks by mid-2025 as there were in the entire previous year. TRAVELBOOK discussed this with an ...

It is winter, and a new strain of norovirus called GII.17[P17] is spreading across the U.S. including the northeast. MedStar Health Urgent Care in our region is experiencing an uptick in norovirus ...

We aren't clear of norovirus season just yet, and symptoms could linger in your system for days.

Norovirus has been linked to twelve outbreaks on cruise ships in 2025, sickening nearly 1,500 people, according to CDC data.

It's a bad year to be brought low on the high seas, with a new Norovirus strain colliding with significant cuts among the teams tracking cruise ship outbreaks.

Norovirus causes vomiting and diarrhea. It can spread through food, water, and surfaces touched by someone who has the virus. It usually gets better in 1 to 3 days.

Vaccine-In-A-Pill For Norovirus, The Infamous Winter Bug, Performs Well In Early Trials The trial targeted older adults, who are at risk of serious complications from the infection.

It's peak season for Norovirus. The CDC is reporting two to three times the average number of cases this year across the U.S. which means Norovirus infections are up in northwest Louisiana as well.

Norovirus infection rates are extremely high this year, raising the question: Why can’t a vaccine protect us from the stomach bug?

And by using something like loperamide - which bungs you up and stops your body from being able to expel the bug - you can become really unwell.” Loperamide is a medicine used to treat diarrhoea.

And by using something like loperamide - which bungs you up and stops your body from being able to expel the bug - you can become really unwell.” Loperamide is a medicine used to treat diarrhoea.