The Perrysburg High School girls? volleyball team was back in training yesterday. Their locker room was closed and practice suspended last week because of an outbreak of staph infection.
Three cases of the infection were reported among players, one dating back to June, Superintendent Tom Hosler said.
Last week, the high school?s athletic facilities were closed and sanitized.
Mr. Hosler said the infections were believed to be caused by girls? sharing personal items, such as water bottles, towels, soap, and razors, which can spread pathogens.
None of the staph cases was believed to involve the antibiotic-resistant bacterium known as MRSA.
Amy Jones, epidemiologist at the Wood County health department, said her office had been informed of the outbreak and was waiting for information.
