Social media users claim migrants behind norovirus spike
Furious Americans have taken to social media to blame immigrants for being the source of the highly virulent norovirus sweeping the Northeast. “did it [the] Is the spread of the virus related to unidentified illegal immigrants coming across the border every day? ” 1 facebook user asked. The highly contagious gastroenteritis, which causes frightening symptoms […]
‘Norovirus’ slams Northeast US hardest in recent weeks: CDC
A stomach virus known as norovirus is spreading across the northeastern United States, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The three-week average positivity rate for norovirus tests in the region has reached 13.9% in recent weeks and has remained above 10% since mid-December 2023. There are many positive cases […]
Norovirus alert: FDA warns of contaminated raw oysters from Mexico
Raw oysters from certain regions of Mexico can be dangerous. Origin of noroviruswarns the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The agency advised restaurants and retailers to stop selling and destroy oysters harvested in Bahia Salina, Sonora, Mexico. The oysters were shipped by freight forwarder Sociedad Aquicola Golpac on December 18, 2023, December 19, and […]