The Pasadena Public Health Department said they will support the American Red Cross and onsite medical teams following a Norovirus outbreak at the city's evacuation center.

Norovirus outbreak strikes evacuees at Pasadena shelter, with three confirmed cases and preventive measures underway.

The Health Department confirmed three people at the shelter tested positive for the virus among a cluster of 28 people suffering from acute gastrointestinal illness.

First came the fires. Then, there was ash and contaminated water. Now, some survivors of the Southern California wildfires are dealing with outbreaks of norovirus and other stomach ailments at a shelter set up to help evacuees.

Illness typically lasts for one to three days but people can still be contagious after their symptoms have subsided.

Officials say there have been stomach bug cases at an evacuation center in Pasadena. They say it's not surprising given norovirus cases spiking in the area.

Pasadena Public Health Department (PPHD) confirmed on Thursday, January 16, that a stomach bug is circulating among people at the Pasadena shelter located at th

The Pasadena Public Health Department reported Friday there was an outbreak of the gastrointestinal Norovirus at the American Red Cross’ Pasadena Evacuation Shelter for area residents displaced by the Los Angeles wildfires.