Alaska U.S.A., reporting norovirus outbreak in several high schools. One school reported 140 students out sick in one day.
Stark County, Ohio U.S.A., reporting outbreaks: “We are seeing a large increase of individuals going in for vomiting. We know that we had a confirmed outbreak of norovirus in our county. Those residents were on the eastern end of our county. I don’t know off the top of my head how many we had.”-Christina Henning, Canton Health Department
Mitchell College, in Connecticut U.S.A., hit with outbreak: “Just started throwing up constantly for about four hours.”-John Kaczkowski
“It was only like 24 hours when I got it. It went by pretty fast. Some people had it longer like two or three days.”-Zenoba Howard
Schools in Wake County, North Carolina U.S.A., reporting outbreaks.
Schools in Maine U.S.A., say 28% of all absences are caused by norovirus.
The Southwest Public Health District, in Georgia U.S.A., reporting outbreaks in nursing homes, childcare centers, schools and restaurants.
Montana U.S.A., Richland County Health Department warning residents of norovirus, after three people came down with it in the sparsely populated county.
Regency Park Assisted Living Center, in Oregon U.S.A., hit with outbreak: “We immediately went into action because it spreads so quickly. We did everything that we had to do.”-Pat Holahan, director
Health officials in Muskegon County, Michigan U.S.A., say they’re still dealing with outbreaks. At least five group care homes have reported outbreaks: “It’s still moving rapidly throughout the community. It just rolls through and it’s easily transmissible.”-Ken Kraus, Public Health
Several other counties, in Michigan U.S.A., are reporting spikes in cases. And schools are reporting two types of outbreaks; lice and norovirus. Several public and private schools being hit hard. Of note: School officials and parents are reporting that off the shelf lice treatments are not having any effect on this year’s lice.
In California U.S.A., Marin County health officials declared the outbreak at Deer Park Retirement Residence, finished. Also, Nevada County health officials reporting an outbreak in a local nursing home.
In Illinois U.S.A., nine people from Scandinavian countries arrived at the O’Hare airport sick with possible norovirus.
A new study blows away what doctors used to think, that norovirus was specific to humans. A study at the University of Helsinki, in Finland, says your dog might be the cause: “Our results suggest that HuNoVs can survive in the canine gastrointestinal tract. Whether these viruses can replicate in dogs remains unresolved, but an association of pet dogs playing a role in transmission of NoVs that infect humans is obvious.”
A British newspaper reported an increase in stomach illness in March. The article implied there was a connection to the coldest March in the past 50 years.
In Reading, United Kingdom, the Royal Berkshire hospital imposed visitor restrictions because of an outbreak. This is the third time this year.
In Bristol, United Kingdom, an investigation is underway after a five years old girl died. She died of meningitis, but had been diagnosed and treated for viral gastroenteritis.
Regional Public Health in Wellington, New Zealand, are trying to determine if an outbreak of gastroenteritis at the Karori Normal School was caused by norovirus.