An “unusual” number of visitors to the Grand Canyon National Park have reported coming down with the highly contagious norovirus
norovirus is “very contagious” and anybody can get infected—the disease can be spread through direct contact with an infected person, contact with a contaminated surface, or ingestion of contaminated food or drink. While the symptoms can become intensely unpleasant, norovirus rarely leads to death or serious illness.
As of June 10, the park knew of 118 people that have become sick with a gastrointestinal virus, as was reported by Grand Canyon News. The infections have spanned 16 different trips on the Colorado River and in the backcountry.with the most recent case being reported on June 2.
“We haven’t seen something like this kind of outbreak in about 10 years,” Balsom said. In fact, Balsom herself had a run-in with what she called the “unusual” proliferation of gastrointestinal issues when a woman on a river trip she recently attended came down with a stomach virus fewer than 12 hours into the journey. The woman, however, does not know whether she was infected with norovirus or another illness, a predicament that illustrates many of the difficulties of investigating the outbreak.
There is a limited amount of time during which one can collect stool samples to confirm a norovirus infection, Balsom said. River trips typically outlast that critical window, meaning that it is often impossible to precisely diagnose an individual’s illness.
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