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The Appalachian Trail Is Experiencing a Norovirus Outbreak. Here's Everything Hikers Need to Know.
In mid-May, Pacific Crest Trail hikers near Wrightwood, California began falling severely ill with the same set of of symptoms: stomach cramps, vomiting, diarrhea. By the end of the month, at least two dozen hikers had caught the bug, with one becoming so sick that he had to be airlifted from the trail to a local emergency room.
Now, it’s the Appalachian Trail’s turn. On June 17, the National Park Service warned visitors that it was tracking a cluster of cases of a stomach illness with the same symptoms in Shenandoah National Park. The suspected cause of the outbreak: norovirus, a family of viruses notorious for sickening cruise ship passengers, nursing home residents, and hikers on America’s increasingly popular long trails.
Adam Roy
In his time with Backpacker, Editor in Chief Adam Roy has hiked or skied in and reported from five different continents and is still dreaming about hitting the other two.
The Appalachian Trail Is Experiencing a Norovirus Outbreak. Here's Everything Hikers Need to Know.
In mid-May, Pacific Crest Trail hikers near Wrightwood, California began falling severely ill with the same set of of symptoms: stomach cramps, vomiting, diarrhea. By the end of the month, at least two dozen hikers had caught the bug, with one becoming so sick that he had to be airlifted from the trail to a local emergency room.
Now, it’s the Appalachian Trail’s turn. On June 17, the National Park Service warned visitors that it was tracking a cluster of cases of a stomach illness with the same symptoms in Shenandoah National Park. The suspected cause of the outbreak: norovirus, a family of viruses notorious for sickening cruise ship passengers, nursing home residents, and hikers on America’s increasingly popular long trails.
Adam Roy
In his time with Backpacker, Editor in Chief Adam Roy has hiked or skied in and reported from five different continents and is still dreaming about hitting the other two.
The Appalachian Trail Is Experiencing a Norovirus Outbreak. Here's Everything Hikers Need to Know.
In mid-May, Pacific Crest Trail hikers near Wrightwood, California began falling severely ill with the same set of of symptoms: stomach cramps, vomiting, diarrhea. By the end of the month, at least two dozen hikers had caught the bug, with one becoming so sick that he had to be airlifted from the trail to a local emergency room.
Now, it’s the Appalachian Trail’s turn. On June 17, the National Park Service warned visitors that it was tracking a cluster of cases of a stomach illness with the same symptoms in Shenandoah National Park. The suspected cause of the outbreak: norovirus, a family of viruses notorious for sickening cruise ship passengers, nursing home residents, and hikers on America’s increasingly popular long trails.
Adam Roy
In his time with Backpacker, Editor in Chief Adam Roy has hiked or skied in and reported from five different continents and is still dreaming about hitting the other two.
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