Highly contagious virus detected in New York wastewater

NEW YORK (PIX11) — A highly contagious virus that spread rapidly across New York City last winter may make a resurgence.

Sometimes referred to as the stomach flu or stomach bug, the norovirus illness causes vomiting and diarrhea. Recent wastewater testing has detected the virus around New York.

According to the WastewaterSCAN Dashboard, norovirus nucleic acids were found at the Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Facility and the City of Oswego Wastewater Treatment Plant…

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