What Is Norovirus?

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December 10, 2015

Norovirus is responsible for sickening more than 120 people in Boston, and the outbreak has been traced to a Chipotle restaurant near Boston College.

The outbreak has brought attention to the highly contagious illness. Here & Now’s Eric Westervelt speaks with NPR food and health correspondent Allison Aubrey about what norovirus is and how to prevent it.

Information from the CDC about norovirus

Guest

Allison Aubrey, health and food correspondent for NPR. She tweets @AubreyNPRFood.

This segment aired on December 10, 2015.