Norovirus News

Bosses hit by a holiday sickener
Metro, UK - 4 hours ago
With colds, flu and the debilitating norovirus laying low hundreds of thousands of people every day, it would leave businesses struggling to cover even more ...

TVNZ
Taranaki rest home struck by norovirus
TVNZ, New Zealand - 7 hours ago
Norovirus has been sweeping the country for the past few years and has struck at hospitals, rest homes and education facilities. Norovirus was reported to ...

Hospitals report reduction in vomiting virus cases
Get Surrey, UK - 11 hours ago
East Surrey Hospital in Redhill closed several wards before Christmas when 18 people developed symptoms of the norovirus, but there are now six ongoing ...
Winter vomiting bug in Galway Irish Medical Times
Ward closed by suspected outbreak of vomiting bug The Connacht Sentinel
Ward still shut after bug outbreak Hull Daily Mail
East Anglian Daily Times - Hampshire Chronicle
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Winter vomiting bug in Galway
Irish Medical Times, Ireland - 3 hours ago
University Hospital Galway has a suspected out break of Norovirus Infection (Winter Vomiting) in St Anthony’s Ward. This ward is now closed to new ...
Ward closed by suspected outbreak of vomiting bug The Connacht Sentinel
Ward still shut after bug outbreak Hull Daily Mail
'Stay away' call as hospital launches final assault on virus Hampshire Chronicle
East Anglian Daily Times - Fenland Today
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Suspected norovirus locks down rest home
Taranaki Daily News, New Zealand - 6 hours ago
Another Taranaki rest home is in lock-down after a suspected bout of the dreaded norovirus. Thornleigh Park in New Plymouth has been excluding all but vital ...

Brace yourself for the worst flu outbreak… Not!
Healthcare Republic - 17 minutes ago
If your surgery has not yet been hit by one of the worst outbreaks of flu and Norovirus, well this week might be your worst week, ever. Apparently. ...

Ward still shut after bug outbreak
Hull Daily Mail, UK - 8 minutes ago
Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust confirmed ward 10 at Hull Royal Infirmary remains closed following an outbreak of Norovirus, as first reported ...

Ward closed by suspected outbreak of vomiting bug
The Connacht Sentinel, Ireland - 2 hours ago
The suspected outbreak of Norovirus Infection in St Anthony’s Ward has meant that the ward is now closed to new admissions, and, according to a HSE ...
Ward still shut after bug outbreak Hull Daily Mail
'Stay away' call as hospital launches final assault on virus Hampshire Chronicle
Sickness bug shuts three hospital wards East Anglian Daily Times
Fenland Today - Connacht Tribune
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Ban on QEH visits
Lynn News, UK - 2 hours ago
By DW The hospital was placed on “black alert”last month when staff and patients began to fall ill with the norovirus, which causes sickness and diarrhoea. ...

Exeter hospital hit by cold snap
Express & Echo, UK - 18 hours ago
MORE operations could be postponed at the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital as high levels of admissions and continued norovirus puts a strain on resources. ...
Operations under threat Mid Devon Star
New health centre for Exeter Exmouth Herald
New Exeter GP centre at hospital Express & Echo
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The Sun
2.4m off as flu epidemic bites
The Sun, UK - Jan 5, 2009
Winter vomiting, or norovirus, only lasts three days, but it’s pretty bad. Sufferers have uncontrollable vomiting and sometimes diarrhoea. ...

Crisis for NHS as bugs hit millions
Metro, UK - 20 minutes ago
The NHS is facing its 'worst crisis in a decade' as millions are hit by the flu and norovirus winter vomiting bugs. Health services are feeling the strain ...

Flu and cold cases figures drop
The Press Association - 16 hours ago
But Professor Steve Field, chairman of the College, warned that people returning to work and school could easily spread flu and the vomiting bug norovirus. ...

Daily Mail
Winter vomiting bug and flu put NHS under pressure
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - Jan 5, 2009
By Rebecca Smith, Medical Editor The NHS is under extreme pressure, campaigners warned, as the norovirus continues to spread through hospitals, ...
Brace yourself for the worst flu outbreak… Not! Healthcare Republic
Flu outbreak 'worst I've ever seen', says top GP Northampton Chronicle & Echo
Flu and sickness bug overwhelms schools guardian.co.uk
The Press Association - Metro
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Noroviruses Q&A
guardian.co.uk, UK - Jan 5, 2009
Noroviruses are a group of viruses that cause gastroenteritis or "stomach flu". Also known as "winter vomiting disease", it is highly contagious and affects ...

Icy weather hits transport, businesses and schools
guardian.co.uk, UK - Jan 5, 2009
Many businesses and schools were expected to suffer this week as people called in sick owing to the outbreaks of flu and the norovirus "winter vomiting bug" ...

Winter bugs pile pressure on NHS
The Press Association - 5 hours ago
... hospitals as the country gets back into gear but the return of the icy weather, along with the flu and the norovirus, is likely to pile on the pressure. ...

Ward closures latest
Hull Daily Mail, UK - 5 hours ago
Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust confirmed ward 10 at Hull Royal Infirmary remains closed following an outbreak of norovirus. ...

Diseases To Watch For In 2009 Include Hantavirus
Medical News Today (press release), UK - 15 hours ago
Influenza season is entering its most active months; in addition, recent cases of norovirus, shigellosis and hantavirus offer opportunities to remind Iowans ...

Sickness bug shuts three hospital wards
East Anglian Daily Times, UK - Jan 4, 2009
“We are also asking all visitors to wash their hands with soap and hot water when visiting a ward affected with Norovirus. “Alcohol gel is effective against ...
'Stay away' call as hospital launches final assault on virus Hampshire Chronicle
Vomiting bug closes wards Fenland Today
WINTER VOMITING BUG CLOSES WARD AT UHG Connacht Tribune
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