Well, from a total of 3,110 households, the study says that 7.1 percent of those households reported stomach flu's during September to October 2012, which is considered the low season for the illness and April to May 2013, which is considered the high season.

The main cause were was parasites but mostly those stomach flue's were caused by Rotavirus infections.

The highest number of cases came from the Cayo District followed by the Belize District. And how much did it cost in terms of treatment and days of work lost? Well, the study says that the burden of gastro-enteritis on the public health system was estimated at 6.2 Million Belize dollars. This is much higher than the base figure previously reported by the ministry of health.