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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Thea Felicity

What is Norovirus? Highly Contagious 'Vomiting Bug' Spreading Across US Regions Amid Rising Wastewater Levels

'Vomiting bug' spreading in the US (Credit: Towfiqu barbhuiya / Unsplash)

Norovirus, often described as a highly contagious 'vomiting bug,' is spreading across multiple regions of the United States as wastewater surveillance shows rising viral levels in several states, including the Northeast.

The norovirus outbreak has been linked to cases in Southern California and the San Francisco Bay Area, with health officials monitoring clusters of gastrointestinal illness and elevated transmission signals in sewage data.

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