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April 5, 2006

Norovirus sickened school-dance attendees

The state Department of Health has confirmed that norovirus is what sickened about 20 Cumberland parents and schoolchildren who attended a father-daughter dance last weekend.

Norovirus is very contagious when people come into contact with vomit or feces of an infected person, the Health Department said. Symptoms include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and low-grade fever.

The Health Department began investigating after receiving complaints Sunday from people who attended the dance at the Bocce Club Restaurant in Woonsocket on Friday night. The dance was organized by the Parent Teacher Organization at the Cumberland Hill Elementary School.

Posted by Jack Perry  at 12:28 PM | Permalink

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