Health Officials Working to Stop Norovirus Outbreaks

Posted on February 22, 2007 by Norovirus Attorney

More people than ever are becoming sick with the norovirus here in Michigan. The State Department of Community Health says 145 outbreaks were reported in Michigan in 2006. That's about four times the amount reported in all of 2005 when there were only 36 cases, and we could be on another record-breaking pace this year.

After only a month and a half into 2007, 37 outbreaks have already been reported. Local health agencies are working to prevent the spread of this virus. Health experts at Michigan State University say those numbers may still be on the low side.

Dr. Dele Davies, Pediatrics and Human Development at MSU: "We know for sure there are more people with the disease than what actually gets reported."

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Norovirus has made dozens sick

Posted on December 13, 2006 by Norovirus Lawyer

Commentary from Tracy Davis of the News Staff Reporter

A common seasonal gastrointestinal bug is to blame for sickening at least 52 people who ate food catered by a popular downtown Ann Arbor eatery, public health officials said Tuesday.

People who ate at five separate events catered by Afternoon Delight Cafe beginning Dec. 1 reported getting sick within a day or so afterward. Health officials said test results Tuesday confirmed norovirus was the culprit. The case is still under investigation, health officials said.

Norovirus is a highly contagious and easily spread bug that can be spread via contaminated food, person to person or through people coming into contact with contaminated objects. It rarely results in complications, but causes severe vomiting and diarrhea. 

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