Published: Thursday, May 14, 2009
200 absent from Arlington school after norovirus outbreak
ARLINGTON -- School officials say more than 200 students and staff at an Arlington elementary school are absent today with many sickened by the norovirus, which causes an illness typically known as the stomach flu.
“We have 218 students absent from Eagle Creek Elementary,” said Misti Gilman, an Arlington School District spokeswoman. “However, we believe 60 of those children are home as a precautionary measure or due to illness other than the norovirus.”
School district officials have notified the Snohomish County Health District about the outbreak at Eagle Creek Elementary. It's affecting more than one-third of f the school's student body.
Extra cleaning crews were brought in Wednesday night to scrub down the school.
Norovirus symptoms include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and stomach cramps. Symptoms typically last one to two days.
So far, the illness seems isolated to Eagle Creek Elementary School, Gilman said.
“We have 218 students absent from Eagle Creek Elementary,” said Misti Gilman, an Arlington School District spokeswoman. “However, we believe 60 of those children are home as a precautionary measure or due to illness other than the norovirus.”
School district officials have notified the Snohomish County Health District about the outbreak at Eagle Creek Elementary. It's affecting more than one-third of f the school's student body.
Extra cleaning crews were brought in Wednesday night to scrub down the school.
Norovirus symptoms include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and stomach cramps. Symptoms typically last one to two days.
So far, the illness seems isolated to Eagle Creek Elementary School, Gilman said.
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