Cruise ship illness sets discomforting record in Rochester
Olmsted County Public Health reports today that norovirus, a common cause of cruise ship outbreaks of vomiting and diarrhea, has caused one of the worst seasons in 25 years in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
"We’re still getting calls, knock on wood no more outbreaks yet, but that’s always a possibility," said Larry Edmonson, director of disease control and prevention for Olmsted County Public Health.
An article will be posted shortly on the Post-Bulletin Web site.
By Jeff Hansel, member Association of Health Care Journalists
Health Reporter for the Post-Bulletin newspaper, 18 1st Ave. S.E. in Rochester, Minnesota 55904
1-800-562-17858, ext. 17615
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