NEW YORK: State Health Department investigates gastrointestinal illness outbreak associated with Six Flags Resort - (from a press release)
March 22, 2008 – 6:55 pmALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Health Department is investigating nearly 200 reports of gastrointestinal illness reported by people who stayed at the Six Flags Great Escape Lodge and Indoor Waterpark in Queensbury during March 7 19.
A Health Department Call Center at 1-800-278-2965 has received over 300 calls from individuals seeking information or to report symptoms of diarrhea and or vomiting after staying at the Six Flags resort. Calls were made by residents in 18 counties in New York State, six other states, and Canada. Two persons have been hospitalized and discharged.
State Health officials are currently awaiting the results of laboratory tests on stool samples to determine the cause of the illness. Preliminary information obtained from interviews of sick persons indicates that the illness may be a norovirus (also called calicivirus), which is usually very contagious. The virus is generally spread from person to person by direct contact […]
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