Personal Injury Law

Hospitals, Nursing Homes, and Prisons--All Great Places For Norovirus

By Marler Clark LLP

The Norovirus season is not giving up just yet.
In Canada, the Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region (RQHR) closed Unit 4B on March 11 after the virus was discovered.
During the four-day outbreak three patients were confirmed to have Norovirus while an additional nine patients showed symptoms of the disease.
Further south in the Washington State town of Kennewick, the Life Care Center is on a "lockdown" after nursing home residents came down with what's suspected to be the highly contagious norovirus.
The virus most commonly known for outbreaks on cruise ships is believed to have sickened a third of the 95 residents, though tests to confirm the virus can take several days, according to its director of nursing.
One resident was confirmed Monday to be infected with norovirus. A few residents remain hospitalized to make sure they don't get too dehydrated.
Even out in Hawaii, where winter is not an issue, two nursing care facilities on Maui have reported a large norovirus outbreak over the last couple of weeks.
Also earlier this month in Idaho, an outbreak of norovirus at the State Correctional Institution has led to a suspension of visitation at the medium security prison south of Boise, for several days.
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Full post as published by Norovirus Blog on March 16, 2009 (boomark / email).