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Thursday, December 13, 2012

Health Warning As Norovirus 'Hits 750,000' in the UK


More than 750,000 people are thought to have been struck down by an outbreak of norovirus in the UK - an increase of 72%. The Health Protection Agency (HPA) says there are likely to be a further 288 unreported sufferers for every one of the 2,630 confirmed cases of norovirus so far this season. A spokesman for the HPA said the figures meant 757,440 people could be affected by the stomach bug, which causes vomiting and diarrhoea. "Laboratory co...
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