Topic
Stomach Flu
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Food Safety News
Cruise Ships Rocked by Stomach Illnesses Last Week
Nearly 400 passengers and crew aboard 2 different cruise ships were throwing up last week -- but not from seasickness. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Monday…
Marler Blog
Parent Food Safety Guide for Norovirus
By Bill Marler
Noroviruses are estimated to cause 23 million cases of acute gastroenteritis (commonly called the "stomach flu") in the U.S. each year, and are the leading cause of gastroenteritis. Of viruses,…
Cruise Law News
Stomach Bug Hits Celebrity’s Mercury Cruise Ship Again
By Jim Walker
The Associated Press reports that hundreds of passengers have fallen ill with a stomach ailment aboard the cruise ship Mercury, operated by Celebrity Cruises, which is sailing in the Caribbean. Over 300…
Norovirus Blog
Seattle area hit by norovirus outbreak
By Bill Marler
Commentary from Warren King of The Olympian. Full story A significant spike in norovirus infections - what people often call the "stomach flu" - apparently has hit King County in…
Salmonella Blog
Tests find Scouts had stomach flu at camp
Test results revealed that Norovirus caused the gastrointestinal problems felt by more than 30 people at Camp Twin Echo, a facility operated by the Greater Pittsburgh Council of Boy Scouts…
Food Poison Journal
Norwalk-like virus hits Lehigh Valley, South Jersey
MSNBC.com reports that two hospitals in Allentown and Reading and two nursing homes are the latest places being hit by a stomach bug. A similar virus outbreak kept 1,399 students…
Norovirus Blog
Preventing and Controlling the Spread of Stomach Flu
By Bill Marler
Allegheny County Health Department January 27, 2005 The Allegheny County Health Department is offering advice on how to prevent and control the spread of common viruses causing much of the…
Norovirus Blog
Yellowstone investigating stomach flu that sickened 132
By Bill Marler
By Mike Stark of Montana Lee Newspapers July 9, 2004 More than 130 visitors and workers became ill in Yellowstone National Park in late June during an outbreak of a…