PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A norovirus that sickened members of a Beaverton girls’ soccer team was traced to a reusable grocery bag the girls passed around when they shared cookies.
The next day six of the girls fell ill with severe gastroenteritis — vomiting and diarrhea.
The outbreak was investigated by Kimberly Repp, an epidemiologist with the Washington County Department of Health and Human Services.
The Oregonian reports (http://is.gd/49Ip46 ) Repp recovered the bag from the owner and discovered the virus on the handle two weeks later.
