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The National Park Service (NPS) has launched an investigation into a mysterious illness affecting multiple rafters who took separate Grand Canyon trips in recent weeks.Several people took to social media last week to report a cluster of unexplained illnesses that they say have left doctors searching for answers.The rafters said they embarked on two-week trips beginning as early as mid-May, and developed conditions after returning home. Paddling Magazine reported that park officials are now leading the investigation as rafters report experiencing severe and painful symptoms. Speculation about the potential cause has spread online, with some healthcare professionals and others weighing in on possible explanations, including mosquito-borne illnesses such as dengue fever and chikungunya.PARASITIC INFECTION CAUSING ‘EXPLOSIVE’ STOMACH ILLNESS EXCEEDS 1,000 CASES IN NORTHERN STATERafters float down the Colorado River at the start of their journey through the Grand Canyon.
(USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)According to a Facebook group "Grand Canyon Private Boaters," four people became sick after a group of 16 people embarked on a two-week rafting trip in mid-June.In a July 1 post, user Steven King described a range of symptoms among members of the group, including fever, chills, fatigue and pneumonia.He said some individuals experienced more severe complications, including fluid in the lungs and loss of consciousness. "One person briefly lost consciousness in their doctor's office then was subsequently hospitalized," King said. King also described another person who developed what he called "cobblestoning" — an infection or cellulitis-like condition — on a bruised area of the shin that "feels like a broken bone.""X-ray doesn't show a break, and it doesn't seem to be healing at all but rather getting worse," he said. YOSEMITE, GRAND CANYON LEAD NOTABLE LIST OF NATIONAL PARK CAMPGROUNDS FOR AMERICA'S 250THRafters get ready to launch at Lees Ferry for a t...