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Several sick students on flight to Logan Airport tested positive for norovirus

BOSTON — Several passengers who became sick on an American Airlines flight that landed at Boston Logan Airport Sunday morning have tested positive for norovirus.

Among the passengers was a group from Dover-Sherborn High School that had traveled to Ecuador.

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The Boston Public Health Commission says the illness appears to be food related.

The infection is believed to have occurred during a family-style dinner the group ate before leaving Ecuador.

Since Sunday, at least 30 passengers have reported symptoms.

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