Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/03/19
By: Cheng Chi-fong and Elizabeth Hsu
Kaohsiung, March 19 (CNA) There have been 14 cases of diarrhea in a cluster
In the cluster outbreaks, some 150 students have become sick, mostly elementary school and kindergarten children, the department said.
After an investigation into the infections, norovirus was found to be the main culprit, the department added.
Norovirus, a highly contagious disease for which there is no treatment, is transmitted mostly through the fecal-oral route. The virus can be spread rapidly among students if some of them have poor hygiene habits, the city department said. [FULL STORY]