Rhode Island, New York, & Minnesota All Reporting Norovirus

Food prepared at the East Greenwich Gourmet between July 30th and Aug. 1st should be tossed because it might be contaminated with Norovirus.

Rhode Island public health officials discovered the problem when every other guest at a weekend event serving East Greenwich Gourmet foods got sick.

In other Norovirus news, the New York Department of Health issued an advisory to camp directors and medical staff about the spread of the bug through the state's many summer camps.

And in Minnesota, 20 people who attended a Rochester an Aug. 1 wedding reception became ill after "eating tortilla chips contaminated with norovirus, possibly from fecal matter."

Oh Boy!

440 prisoners sick in Huntville's Wynne Unit

Houston's KHOU-TV is reporting:

Inmates at the Wynne Unit in Huntsville aren't getting any visitors this weekend. The state health department found evidence of a norovirus at the facility.

The unit's now under a medical quarantine after 440 prisoners and 28 staff members have become sick.

Located at FM 2821 and Highway 75 North in Walker County, Texas,  the Wynne Unit was opened in 1883.  It has capacity for 2,300 prisoners and employs 755, including 424 guards.

The prison also operates 1,412 acres of farmland located in both Byrd and Holliday counties. Its agricultural operations include:  Edible and Field Crops, Egg Laying Operation, Farm Shop, Peach Orchards, Regional Pest Control, Security Horses/Dogs, Swine Finishing Operation, Veterinary Clinic, and assists Goree Unit in Horse Breeding Program.