The WA Health Department has confirmed a startling link between rising rates of a parasitic stomach bug and overseas travel, with the majority of new cases in Western Australia traced to Indonesia.

Patients are coming in with “more severe symptoms, slowing our ability to discharge them,” one hospital official said.

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It’s the leading cause of vomiting and diarrhea in the U.S., with multiple suspected outbreaks in Washington state.