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WESTMORELAND COUNTY, Pa. -- No visitors are allowed in and no patients are allowed out of a Westmoreland nursing home Tuesday that has residents and workers who have been infected with a highly contagious virus.

The Health Department said a strain of norovirus has made its way to Bethlen Nursing Home in Ligonier and has sickened half of the residents and staff, bringing the total number close to 85.

The nursing home said it's doing all it can to stop it from spreading.

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A resident of the Quakertown Center in Quakertown tested positive last week for a highly contagious stomach virus that sometimes affects cruise ships.

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St. John's Lutheran Ministries nursing home and Evergreen Health and Rehabilitation Center have been suffering from norovirus outbreaks, restricting visitors and activities. Full story from Diane Cochran at The Billings Gazette

Health officers are investigating outbreaks of norovirus at two Yellowstone County nursing homes, officials said Thursday.

About 100 residents and staff at the St. John's Lutheran Ministries nursing home in Billings and 20 more at Evergreen Health and Rehabilitation Center in Laurel have been sick with the virus during the last week.

"This is the time of year when we traditionally see norovirus," said Dr. Doug Moore, chief of public health for the Yellowstone City-County Health Department, which is investigating the outbreaks. "People are indoors more. There's more close contact."

Norovirus, also called Norwalk virus, is characterized by the sudden onset of vomiting and diarrhea. Symptoms typically last 24 hours and can lead to severe dehydration and, in rare cases, death.

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Due to the norovirus outbreak at two health facilities in W. Virginia, visitors have been restricted and no new patients are being admitted.  Medical professionals have enforced strict hand washing to prevent the spread of the virus.  Full story

WHEELING, W.Va. -- Just days after the norovirus struck Peterson Rehabilitation and Geriatric Center, many patients at Wheeling Hospital's continuous care have also fallen ill with similar symptoms.

 

A total of 83 cases has been reported. Fifty-five of those have been confirmed at Peterson, 10 of which are still active. Twenty-eight suspected cases have been reported at Wheeling Hospital continuous care, 17 of which are still active.

 

Test samples from the Peterson center already confirmed the presence of norovirus. Samples from Wheeling Hospital's continuous care unit were sent to the lab Wednesday, but the results are pending.

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