Norovirus

The Cambridge-based biotech company that has been monitoring COVID-19 wastewater levels in the Boston-area will now start to track norovirus in sewage to help communities respond to outbreaks, the firm announced on Wednesday. Local…

Topline Moderna on Tuesday unveiled plans to develop vaccines against tick-borne Lyme disease and norovirus, a notorious stomach bug, the Massachusetts-based biotech’s latest efforts to bolster its pipeline and expand its offerings ahead of…

The highly contagious norovirus, sometimes referred to as the stomach flu, is on the rise in California, prompting state health officials to urge healthcare providers to step up disinfection efforts in a bid to check the spread. There have…

Hospital admissions for norovirus have increased dramatically, with an average of 840 adult hospital beds occupied last week by patients who have the infection. According to NHS data, hospital admissions are up by 52 percent compared to the…

If you or a loved one has been struck down by a stomach bug in recent weeks, you're not alone.Cases of norovirus - or the 'stomach flu' - reached a 12-month high in February and are still wreaking havoc, particularly in schools.At the same…

If you’re doing everything you can to avoid norovirus right now—an unpleasant stomach bug that’s making its rounds right now—then you’re probably ferociously washing your hands and trying to avoid people who are sick as much as you…

Just in case you haven’t heard this enough yet: You should really, really be washing your hands well and often. It’s one of the most important things you can do to avoid norovirus, a nasty stomach bug that’s making lots of people sick…

If you've felt like you had Covid recently but tested negative, you're not alone.A wave of respiratory and stomach bugs have been sweeping the US for months, striking earlier and more severe than usual and causing similar symptoms to the…

Recently there has been a sharp rise in cases of norovirus, sometimes called the winter vomiting bug, in the UK. According to the UK Health Security Agency, cases in England are 66% higher than the average for this time of year, and at…

The very contagious norovirus that is known for causing inflammation of the stomach and intestines is rising across the country — but it is not uncommon during this time of the year, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada…