As Covid-19 cases continue to fall in the United States, cases of another virus are rebounding to pre-pandemic levels.
Since early January, the number of weekly outbreaks has risen from fewer than 10 to more than 50. The data is based on reports from state health departments in Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
But it may be possible that the lifting of Covid restrictions is helping the virus spread. Norovirus, which causes vomiting and diarrhea, is highly contagious and spreads from person to person through surfaces. Masking, for example, is no longer required in most areas of the country. And while norovirus is not spread by respiratory droplets, the increase in cases could reflect a relaxation of infection control in general.microscopic norovirus particles
“The concentration of virus in stool samples is pretty high, so it doesn’t take much microscopic contamination to infect people,” Atmar said.
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