Campers Are Not Feeling Good At YMCA of Rockies
During the winter, the YMCA of the Rockies is one of the finest cross-country skiing areas in the West. During the summer, its facilities serve hundreds if not thousands of young people. Norovirus attacked the camp three years ago during the 2005 season. Now, its back with 72 campers and 15 counselors and guides now sick.
7News, the ABC affiliate in Denver, explained how it happened:
The case began with two girls who came to camp in recent days who reported feeling a little sick. Counselors thought the girls had car sickness but then their whole cabin became ill, with symptoms including vomiting, cramping, diarrhea and a low-grade fever.
There were 60 cases reported Wednesday morning but a few hours later, the outbreak spread to 72 kids, camp officials said.
The Colorado Department of Health has been contacted and is working with camp to identify the source of the outbreak.
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investigating whether there was norovirus in the samples taken from the city's water system.
You have to love Norovirus. It goes from Five Star Hotels to fancy venues like San Francisco's Moscone Center before it lands on the simple Salem Mission, Oregon's Capital City's 34-bed homeless center on Mission Street.
The source of the virus has not yet been identified, but generally the norovirus is passed when an infected person spreads microbes either by preparing food or sharing plates or utensils, said Jim Soos, assistant director of policy and planning at the San Francisco Department of Public Health.
State health officials at the Ohio Department of Health laboratory confirmed that the food borne illness associated with Chipotle in Kent, Ohio was Norovirus Genotype G2. 
City, county and state health officials said they suspect the Norwalk virus is to blame for making hundreds of people sick after they ate at a Chipotle restaurant in Kent. 
Denver Health Department officials say the students were afflicted with the Norovirus, a group of viruses that cause the stomach flu and can be spread by direct contact with contaminated surfaces, people, food or other objects. They say coughing and sneezing do not spread the virus. 
Four confirmed cases of people infected with the Norovirus have been reported in Polson. Officials with the Lake County Health Department say Norovirus has been around the state for years, but it settles in different communities at different times.
women were treated by UConn's infirmary after dining at the nearby Adams Mill Restaurant. Norovirus is suspected.
Great Escape to the illnesses of nearly 200 people and more than 300 have called the department's hotline to report symptoms of diarrhea and vomiting after visiting the resort, or to get information. 
We may have found the one place in North America that's suffered from more norovirus outbreaks this winter than anywhere else. The prize, we think, goes to Peterborough, Ontario.
The Center won't be letting anyone else into the psych unit until health workers can control a contagious gastrointestinal virus that sickened people there. Alegent Health, which operates Immanuel, is trying to figure out how the virus got into the Center. They acknowledge closing the psych unit to outsiders will make it difficult for some in the community get the the psychiatric treatment they need. 
One of the nation's top rehabilitation hospitals has a stomach bug, officials at Craig Hospital in Englewood said tonight. 
The Washington State towns of Wenatchee and East Wenatchee are the latest places to be experiencing norovirus outbreaks.
Those atttending the Jan. 24th Redwood City-San Mateo County Chamber of Commerce annual dinner were not so lucky. Many did not get to go home, they instead went to the hospital, suffering from norovirus. The pretigious Sofitel Hotel, site of the dinner, made 62 of more than 200 attending the event sick./File0481.jpg)
officials said it is most likely norovirus, the so-called "cruise ship virus."
Oregon State University. The victims are found at the Regency Park Place Retirement Home, the Phi Delta Theta fraternity, and the Delta Gamma Sorority, according to local press reports.
BUPA quotes the Chairman of the Royal College of General Practitioners, Professor Steve Field , as saying: "The number of norovirus cases this year is the highest in five years. Hospitals have been inundated by referrals and through casualty. Local GPs are also seeing a huge number of cases."
abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, should stay at home for two days after the symptoms have gone away.
Haute Vallée head teacher Bob Fairhurst said that the school had taken advice from health experts and was insisting that staff did not come back until at least 48 hours after their symptoms stopped to prevent the illness from spreading. 
Indeed, Celebrity spokesman Michael Sheehan has confirmed the outbreak, albeit with slightly lower numbers. From Celebrity's report: "Over the course of the sailing, 176 of the ship's 2,242 guests [8 percent] and 22 of its 957 crew members [2 percent] experienced the illness, thought to be a Norovirus brought onboard by a guest previously exposed to it. Those affected by the short-lived illness responded well to over-the-counter medication administered onboard the ship." 
SALEM -- The number of Oregon State Hospital patients and staff sick with a gastrointestinal illness totaled 170 Tuesday. But officials said they think they are beginning to win the battle against the highly contagious norovirus. 
As of July 16, 14 children and 14 adults had been affected, Walls said, adding that she expected that number to grow since the organisms are spread by hand contact. 
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. 
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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. 
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. 
VIRGINIA BEACH - The number of 
About 15 to 20 residents at Ridgewood Manor have experienced the symptoms over the course of about a week, according to different estimates from the nursing home and the Beaufort County Health Department.
VIRGINIA BEACH -- More than 20 people have contracted the 
Cleaning crews spent all night scrubbing the walls and surfaces of the building. Officials say between 70-80 students all showed the same symptoms this week - stomach cramps, diarrhea and vomiting. The Health Department said the symptoms are similar to a norovirus, but a spokeswoman said they're not ready to say that's what it is until they finish the investigation. 
Nearly a quarter of Elizabeth Blackwell Elementary School students in Sammamish were home sick on Tuesday, and county health officials suspect it could be a 
Lansing - An outbreak involves two or more unassociated individuals who became sick after dining at the same facility, said Sandy Enness, director of communications for Michigan State University’s National Food Safety and Toxicology Center. 
Michigan - The school is being cleaned because of one confirmed case of the 
Williamsburg - Peninsula Health District officials are investigating whether food poisoning or something else is responsible for making two rock bands and local crew members sick after appearing at the College of William and Mary Saturday night. 
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