GUANGZHOU, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- A total of 103 students at a senior high school in Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province, have been infected with norovirus, local health authorities said Saturday, noting that no critical or fatal cases were reported.
Norovirus, a common pathogen leading to acute gastroenteritis, typically causes symptoms such as vomiting and diarrhea. The students from Xinghui Middle School recently fell ill with symptoms preliminarily confirmed as caused by norovirus infections.
All 103 students are in stable conditions. The school campus has been disinfected, and students are subject to health monitoring and attendance checks. An epidemiological survey is also underway.
According to the Guangdong provincial disease control authorities, the province enters its annual norovirus epidemic season from October to March of the following year. ■
