Norovirus cases in the UK are surging, forcing NHS hospitals to close wards. The virus is highly contagious, spreads rapidly, ...

Norovirus outbreaks on cruise ships are spiking in 2025, with 16 reported incidents so far, nearly as many as all of last year.

Worldwide, norovirus is the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis (inflammation of the stomach or intestines or both). About one in five cases of acute gastroenteritis, which leads to diarrhea ...

The CDC says the uptick in the number of cruise ship gastrointestinal outbreaks in the past few months could point to a new ...

Those are not as effective against norovirus as washing hands with soap and water, the CDC added in the emailed statement. Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) incidence rates aboard cruise ships ...