Norovirus is highly contagious, often spread by food or on surfaces, particularly in crowded conditions. It is a short-lived ...

Cruise ship passengers warned of latest norovirus threat after outbreaks - Norovirus is the most common ailment tracked on ...

The main reason is the recent decision to cut funds for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) vessel sanitation program. Unfortunately, diseases can spread very quickly on cruises.

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

So far this year, there have been 13 cases of gastrointestinal illness outbreaks, and ten of these have been attributed to ...

Norovirus outbreaks on cruise ships are spiking in 2025, with 16 reported incidents so far, nearly as many as all of last year.

Entire teams based at the CDC's injury center that focused on motor vehicle crashes, child maltreatment, rape prevention and education, drowning, traumatic brain injury, falls in the elderly ...

PROTECTION WANES OVER TIME. OBVIOUSLY, LAST YEAR, THE CDC RECOMMENDED A SPRING BOOSTER FOR OLDER ADULTS. WHAT ABOUT THIS YEAR? THE RECOMMENDATION HAS STAYED. SO BASICALLY, IF YOU’RE ELDERLY ...

Hand-washing is recommended as the primary way to prevent norovirus infection and outbreaks, according to the CDC. But the agency's ability to monitor outbreaks will be hindered heading into the ...

Hand-washing is recommended as the number one way to prevent norovirus infection and outbreaks, according to the CDC. But the agency's ability to monitor outbreaks will be hindered heading into ...

Hand-washing is recommended as the primary way to prevent norovirus infection and outbreaks, according to the CDC. But the agency's ability to monitor outbreaks will be hindered heading into the ...

And after seeing what we did, I'm glad we did," Dylan Neu, who had led the CDC's ventilation assessments in Texas, told CBS News. Neu is a biomedical engineer for the CDC's National Institute of ...