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</span>Fifteen guests and four members of staff at a Glasgow hotel have become ill in a suspected outbreak of the norovirus bug.
The NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde public health protection unit is investigating sickness at The Marriott hotel in the city centre.
Health officials said those affected were showing symptoms, including diarrhoea and vomiting.
None of the 19 people were "giving cause for concern", doctors said.
The 15 guests have been asked to stay in their rooms to limit any potential spread of the illness and the ill staff are remaining at home until they are well.
Dr Gillian Penrice, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde public health consultant, said: "The clinical presentation of these guests and staff is very suggestive of norovirus infection.
"Norovirus infection is a common viral illness present throughout the community and can spread rapidly in areas with a high concentration of people such as hotels, cruise ships, hospitals and schools.
"We will continue our investigations to confirm the cause of the illness and will monitor the situation very closely."
A spokeswoman for The Glasgow Marriott said: "We had a number of sicknesses this morning and we contacted the public health authority.
"We thought it prudent to take precautionary measures to notify all the guests in the hotel and contacted people coming to the hotel to make them aware.
"At the moment we don't know what it is. It really is a precautionary measure."
She added: "We do not have test results yet and we are working closely with health experts on the ground through the appropriate channels. We have our own very stringent hygiene standards anyway."
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The NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde public health protection unit is investigating sickness at The Marriott hotel in the city centre.
Health officials said those affected were showing symptoms, including diarrhoea and vomiting.
None of the 19 people were "giving cause for concern", doctors said.
The 15 guests have been asked to stay in their rooms to limit any potential spread of the illness and the ill staff are remaining at home until they are well.
Dr Gillian Penrice, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde public health consultant, said: "The clinical presentation of these guests and staff is very suggestive of norovirus infection.
"Norovirus infection is a common viral illness present throughout the community and can spread rapidly in areas with a high concentration of people such as hotels, cruise ships, hospitals and schools.
"We will continue our investigations to confirm the cause of the illness and will monitor the situation very closely."
A spokeswoman for The Glasgow Marriott said: "We had a number of sicknesses this morning and we contacted the public health authority.
"We thought it prudent to take precautionary measures to notify all the guests in the hotel and contacted people coming to the hotel to make them aware.
"At the moment we don't know what it is. It really is a precautionary measure."
She added: "We do not have test results yet and we are working closely with health experts on the ground through the appropriate channels. We have our own very stringent hygiene standards anyway."
This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.