New contagious strain sweeps UK - symptoms and how to treat it
A new variant of norovirus, known as the 'winter vomiting bug', is currently rampant across the UK. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has identified this strain as the Kawasaki strain, or GII.
17, which now accounts for around 70% of cases. Individuals struck by the virus are being advised to stay home and avoid contact with others for at least 48 hours after symptoms subside.Dr John Burke from AXA Health warned that norovirus is "extremely contagious".
AXA Health has reported a doubling in cases compared to last year. The 'Kawasaki bug', first detected in Kawasaki, Japan, in 2014, has rapidly become prevalent in the UK.
Gauri Godbole, deputy director of gastrointestinal infections at the UKHSA, emphasised: "If you have diarrhoea and vomiting, do not return to work, school or nursery until 48 hours after your symptoms have stopped and don't prepare food for others in that time either.
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