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Camp Ockanickon was shut down after 55 to 60 people came down with symptoms of norovirus.    Full Story from NBC 10

PIPERSVILLE, Pa. -- A Boy Scout camp in Pipersville sent all its campers home early Thursday after a possible norovirus outbreak, officials said. The camp was shut down for disinfection and will not receive new campers until Sunday, at the earliest.

Several campers were stricken last week. For that reason, the camp performed a major sanitizing, but it came back, hitting harder this time. Therefore, the camp decided not to take any chances and sent all 500 campers home.

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We recently were contacted by a woman who posted about her cruising experience on her blog, The Savvy Old Lady's Cruising & Travel Tips.  Here is an excerpt of her blog post about a recent cruise trip she took. 

For the next three days countless PA announcements, many by the Captain himself, were made, especially at meal times, about the necessity of washing your hands before each meal. Necessary, yes, but somehow a little disconcerting when you were eating your lunch and listening to someone talking on the PA about the symptoms of Norovirus and Norwalk like virus, namely diarrhea and vomiting. There were many areas that were closed for at least three to four days or the entire cruise. They included part of the Windjammer, the twenty-four hour pizza, sandwich and desert bar. Some areas, such as Johnny Rockets, a wonderful hamburger and milk shake restaurant and the arcade (there was a special concern about children and teens and hand washing) were close for the entire voyage. Passengers were not permitted to remove food from the Windjammer or dining rooms so we could not eat on the open decks or bring food to our rooms (room service did operate normally though after the second day). We were told the reason for this was so the crew would know where all the food was going. Well big surprise all the revenue center food and beverage outlets (coffee shop, Ben and Jerry’s ice cream shop and the bars) on board permitted you to take food out. Hmmm, doesn’t take a brain surgeon to figure out that Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines was losing money on this cruise and I suppose that they had to make the revenue up for it somewhere.

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A Norovirus outbreak has sickened approximately 123 people who ate at a Longview restaurant last week, health officials said Friday.  All of the people who became ill ate at Parker's Restaurant in Longview, said Don Strick, Cowlitz County Health spokesman.  The outbreak appears to be winding down, however, health officials expect reports of more cases.  People who became ill should stay home for three days following virus symptoms and are advised to drink plenty of liquids.

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The Log Den closed Sunday after more than 100 people became ill after eating there.  Full Story

EGG HARBOR — The Log Den is expected to reopen today after more than 100 people reported becoming ill after dining there during the last week of May, according to the Door County Public Health Department.

People complained of diarrhea and vomiting. State and county public health departments suspect they're dealing with rotavirus gastroenteritis, but they won't know for certain until the results from stool samples return from the state lab sometime next week.

"We want everyone to know we are very concerned for all our friends' and neighbors' health, as well as our staff and families," said Wayne Lautenbach Sr., an owner of the Log Den. "We're working with the Health Department to try and get this resolved and figured out and are committed to doing just that."

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More than 60 people who ate at Parker's Restaurant in Longview, Washington last week reported symptoms of nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.  The Cowlitz County Health Department is investigating the outbreak.  Full Story

Owner Tony Parker said he was told that symptoms were possibly caused by the Norwalk Virus, but that has not yet been confirmed by the health department. CCHD officials are waiting for lab reports to determine the cause of the illness.

"We're working diligently with the health department," Parker said Thursday. "A germ got in our building. It's absolutely not in our food. It is not a problem with our employees. If whoever was sick had walked into Fred Meyer or went to a baseball game, people there would have gotten sick, too. There is nothing those businesses could do, and there was nothing I could have done to prevent this."

Parker said thousands of people had eaten in the restaurant and only a few had felt ill. He said that he has voluntarily closed his restaurant for a few days. He said he asked health department officials to spend time with him at the restaurant to make sure he was doing nothing wrong.

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