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Norovirus breaks out at Republican National Convention; around a dozen people affected

Members of the California logistics team are affected

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TOPSHOT - Delegates pose for an official convention photograph on the opening day of the Republican National Convention at the Quicken Loans arena in Cleveland, Ohio on July 18, 2016. The Republican Party opened its national convention Monday, kicking off a four-day political jamboree that will anoint billionaire Donald Trump as the Republican presidential nominee. / AFP PHOTO / Robyn BECKROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images
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Delegates pose for an official convention photograph on the opening day of the Republican National Convention at the Quicken Loans arena in Cleveland, Ohio in July.

Members of the support team for the California delegation to the Republican National Convention have been hit with a norovirus outbreak.

Health officials say about a dozen people are affected by the virus, with symptoms including vomiting and diarrhea.

Pete Schade, health commissioner for Ohio’s Erie County, says the individuals are members of the logistics team for the convention delegates.

Schade says none of the delegates appear to have been affected. He says the symptoms were first reported Thursday as logistics members arrived at a hotel about an hour west of Cleveland.

Cynthia Bryant, executive director of the California GOP, told delegation members to wash their hands frequently, avoid shaking hands and not to share food.

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