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Nearly 100 Adolescents Fall Ill at La Plagne UCPA as Viral Outbreak Suspected

Officials report no hospitalizations during a full disinfection and ongoing investigation.

Overview

  • About 97 of roughly 370 residents developed sudden vomiting and diarrhea at the UCPA youth center in La Plagne, with most patients aged 11 to 13.
  • Emergency teams treated dozens on site, including six doctors and 18 firefighters, and authorities say no one needed hospital care.
  • Trip leaders said several children were put on IV fluids for dehydration as staff isolated the sick and set up cleaning stations.
  • State services and UCPA ruled out food poisoning and point to a viral gastroenteritis, with the operator saying health officials identified norovirus pending full confirmation.
  • Investigators disinfected shared areas and tested food, water, and ventilation, and the operator says activities are resuming even as case counts and the source continue to be reviewed.