We are grateful to the students, teachers, and administration of the schools and summer camp who generously participated in this research.
However, this approach would not have been practical in the summer camp setting, given that each group of children only attended camp for 1 week.
Each year, information from the school district on children's adaptation to school was obtained for the academic year prior to summer camp.
Finally, we are grateful to the members of the summer camp staff and the children and families who made the project possible.
The summer camp was designed to provide a naturalistic setting in which children's behavior and peer interactions could be observed in an ecologically valid context.
In summary, we found that this outbreak of norovirus infection during a 2-week religious summer camp was caused by contaminated water from a drilled well.
An additional 8 children were dropped because of poor attendance in summer camp, and 23 children were not included because they were out of the age range of the study.
I am satisfied, however, that the site and hutments are suitable for a summer camp, and that no large expenditure will be required.
