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ROXBORO, N.C. (AP) — Health officials say two cases of norovirus have been found among dozens of Person County school students and staffers who fell ill from a gastrointestinal illness.
However, officials with the county health department told WRAL-TV on Friday (http://bit.ly/1M0vPD6) that it's not clear the norovirus is the sole cause of the outbreak. They say more samples need to be tested.
Norovirus is highly contagious virus spread through fecal-contaminated food and water.
The number of absences at Person County Schools grew to nearly 1,000 on Friday, two days after more than 150 people went home sick. That doesn't mean all 968 students were sick Friday as some parents may have kept children out of school as a precaution.
The figure also may be high because of the Labor Day weekend.
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Information from: WRAL-TV, http://www.wral.com
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