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Hundreds at NC casino stricken with stomach bug

Hundreds at NC casino stricken with stomach bug

Hundreds at NC casino stricken with stomach bug

by Associated Press

WCNC.com

Posted on January 22, 2010 at 8:57 AM

Updated Friday, Jan 22 at 8:57 AM

CHEROKEE, N.C. (AP) -- A North Carolina casino is battling a highly contagious virus that has sickened hundreds of people.

The Asheville Citizen-Times reported Friday that workers at Harrah's Cherokee Casino and Hotel are cleaning slot machines every two hours with a bleach solution to control the outbreak of intestinal troubles including vomiting and diarrhea. Door knobs, escalator handrails and restrooms are being sanitized hourly.

Nearly 250 workers and guests have gotten sick, some requiring hospitalization.

Casino spokesman Charles Pringle says the illnesses were caused by a norovirus that is sometimes a problem on cruise ships and at schools.

State epidemiologist David Bergmire-Sweat says relatively few of the casino's 7,500 daily visitors have gotten sick.
 

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