Adria Ardelle

Stomach Flu Outbreak 2024. What norovirus isn't, however, is the stomach flu — despite what you might read or hear to the contrary. In this case, a virus causes the stomach flu, and when you come down with the stomach flu, the symptoms are hard to miss.

Outbreaks of norovirus, which is commonly referred to as the “stomach flu,” have “risen dramatically” since january 2022. Each year, there are about 2,500 reported norovirus outbreaks in the united states.