Outbreaks are tracked by the CDC's Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP). Recently, the the VSP was impacted by government staffing ...

Norovirus outbreaks on cruise ships are spiking in 2025, with 13 reported incidents so far, nearly as many as all of last ...

Norovirus has been linked to twelve outbreaks on cruise ships in 2025, sickening nearly 1,500 people, according to CDC data.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says a “newly dominant” strain may be responsible for the recent wave of ...

A “newly dominant strain” of norovirus has increased outbreaks of the stomach bug onboard cruise ships, says a US public ...

Even after staff reductions, norovirus outbreaks continue to be reported from cruise ships - most recently from Viking ...

Norovirus cases on cruise ships are well on track to exceed last year's number just four months into 2024 - and experts say a ...

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