Doctors warn of new stomach 'superbug' hitting U.S.

(ABC News) --  A new strain of norovirus that wreaks havoc on people's stomachs is so vicious that it's being called a "superbug" by doctors.

Though it was first identified in Australia, this norovirus - also called the Sydney strain - is quickly spreading across the United States.

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