Uk Stomach Bug 2024. In the uk, the virus is commonly referred to as the ‘winter vomiting bug’, as it’s usual for cases to peak in the winter. The uk health security agency (ukhsa), together with public health agencies in scotland, northern ireland and wales, are investigating an increase in the number of shiga.
Cases of norovirus or the stomach bug are rising in 2024. Norovirus, also called the winter vomiting bug, is a stomach bug that causes vomiting and diarrhoea.