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A Norovirus outbreak affected over 100 students at Augusta Middle School in Kansas. Health officials are still investigating the source of the outbreak.  Full story

Findings by the Butler County Health Department and the Kansas Department of Health & Environment (KDHE) led to the AMS norovirus outbreak conclusion.

Now, health officials are trying to isolate the cause as the investigation continues.

Middle school students and then some adults in the community may have experienced symptoms of the illness.

Most sufferers have recovered and student absence numbers at the middle school have returned to normal parameters for this time of year.

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One hundred people on a Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. cruise ship contracted a norovirus that causes gastrointestinal illness, the Miami company said.  The Zenith left the Port of Tampa in Florida April 2 and returned April 13 as scheduled, The Tampa Tribune reported. Royal Caribbean said 89 of the people who got sick on the ship were guests, and the others were

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Norovirus has hit two cruise ships, one in Tampa and one in Portland, in the past week:

Fox 13, April 13, 2007 - Full Story

TAMPA - Nearly 100 sick cruise ship passengers are back home today.

The Celebrity Cruise Lines ship Zenith docked at Channelside this morning. It set sail back on April 2 but over the course of the 11-day cruise, 86 passengers and 11 crewmembers came down with the norovirus.

Passengers on board say they weren't kept in the loop about what was going on. Many didn't realize anything was wrong until they saw crew members with masks on.

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Another Norovirus outbreak has hit the a cruise ship named the Empress of the North, sickening both passengers and crew members.  Full story

Posted by The Oregonian April 11, 2007

Noroviruses appear to be responsible for outbreaks that sickened at least 30 passengers and seven crew members on two March cruise sailings from Portland, a federal official said Wednesday.

Capt. Jaret Ames, acting chief of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Vessel Sanitation Program, said stool samples from three passengers had tested positive for norovirus. The disease, which spreads rapidly in the close quarters of cruise ships, causes flu-like symptoms including vomiting and diarrhea.

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Sheridan, Oregon - A possible norovirus outbreak is making several people sick in Sheridan.

Since Friday, the Deer Meadow Assisted Living Center has reported 17 cases of a gastrointestinal illness among its staff and residents.

The Yamhill County Health Department is investigating and hopes to have test results by Friday.

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The Barton Creek Resort & Club in Austin, Texas, had a possible norovirus outbreak over the weekend. The health department began their investiagtion after 200 guests complained of gastrointestinal illnesses. Full story

Local and state health authorities are, according to this story, investigating a suspected outbreak of foodborne illness at the Barton Creek Resort & Club over the weekend.
Shannon Jones III, assistant director of public health at the Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department, was cited as saying the investigation began after a complaint was received Monday afternoon, and results of lab tests were still pending late Tuesday, adding, "Basically, the department is conducting an investigation of a gastrointestinal illness associated with about 200 guests at an event" between March 28 and Saturday. "That doesn't mean 200 had this intestinal outbreak."
Health officials wouldn't identify the location of the outbreak, but Barton Creek Resort & Club confirmed that it occurred there.

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Nino's on Lake Tiogue, Rhode Island, has been cleared to re-open after a Norovirus outbreak sickened several customers in March.  Full Story

"The Office of Food Protection did go in and do a final inspection yesterday (Monday) morning before they are given the OK to open," said Andrea Bagnall Degos, spokesperson for the Rhode Island Department of Health.

Nino's closed voluntarily last week to undergo a "devirus" cleaning process as a precaution when the Rhode Island Health Department received reports of several people complaining of norovirus symptoms after attending parties at Nino's on March 25.

"Though the health department was unable to determine the actual origin of the illnesses, we conducted a full and complete sanitization of the facility, beyond what was required," Charles Cunha, owner of Nino's, said in a statement.

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Health officials are investigating Brighton Gardens, an assisted and independent living facility for seniors, questioning management's response time during the norovirus outbreak that began in late February. Full Story

Arlington, VA - An assisted living facility in Arlington County is under investigation by state and county health officials after a highly contagious norovirus outbreak that sickened 61 percent of the home's 140 residents last month before it was brought under control.
Officials with the Virginia Department of Social Services said yesterday that they are looking into an outbreak that apparently began in late February at Brighton Gardens of Arlington, a facility for assisted and independent living managed by Sunrise Senior Living, and whether management responded to the virus in a timely manner.

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Full Story from Craig Huckerby at Soonews.ca

Onatario, Canada - A source to SooNews.ca reported that a three year old girl from Dubreuilville died from the Norovirus at the Lady Dunn Hospital in Wawa last weekend.

According to one source "many many kids in Dubreuilville have been sick" The children are being transported to the Wawa Hospital for treatment.

Dr. Allan Northan from the Algoma Public Health, would not confirm or deny the death in Wawa. No one from Lady Dunn Hospital in Wawa will confirm this news or wished to comment on this case.

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