US - Norovirus outbreak in Ohio at the Republican National Convention

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Norovirus strikes the Republican National Convention
By Joel Achenbach, Elahe Izadi and Ed O'Keefe July 19 at 6:30 PM\


CLEVELAND -- A terrifying word circulated Tuesday at the Republican National Convention: norovirus.
A dozen staffers in the California delegation who had arrived in Cleveland early have fallen ill with the extremely contagious virus, California GOP chairman Jim Brulte said.

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Test results confirm 13 GOP staffers have norovirus

Kimberleigh Anderson, Faith Boone
8:42 AM, Jul 20, 2016
37 mins ago

SANDUSKY, Ohio - UPDATE 10:30 a.m.

Erie County Health Commissioner Peter Schade said there are 13 confirmed cases of the norovirus among the California RNC Logistical Support Team.

Schade said there have been no new cases in the last 36 hours. The California RNC Logistical Support Team has been very good with hygiene, he said, and the Kalahari Resort has been great with being trained and prepared for such an event.

According to Schade, three fecal samples sent out to Columbus to be tested were confirmed to have the norovirus.
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