Jan. 10, 2018, 2:58 p.m.
The Health Department has more reports of ill customers from the suspected norovirus outbreaks at two El Toro restaurants. We have received reports of 232 ill customers at the Tacoma location and four at the one in University Place. We continue to receive more reports and interview more customers.
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An Introduction to Norovirus
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that noroviruses cause nearly 21 million cases of acute gastroenteritis annually, making noroviruses the leading cause of gastroenteritis in adults in the United States. [1] According to a relatively recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine:
The Norwalk agent was
Hawaii News Now reports that at least 29 people have reported falling ill after dining at popular upscale Waikiki eatery Herringbone this week, the state Health Department said.
Health officials say they’re investigating a “possible norovirus issue.”
The Health Department got its first report of illness from a diner on Monday.
That person had dined
Noroviruses are the leading cause of non-bacterial gastroenteritis in the world and are estimated to cause 267 million infections and 20,000 deaths each year. This virus causes severe diarrhea, nausea, and stomach pain.
Although often referred to as the “cruise ship” virus in the United States, noroviruses are an expensive and serious public health problem
The Toledo Blade reports that Norovirus cases linked to food from Mama C’s Donuts in Maumee climbed in Lucas County to more than 300. Toledo-Lucas County Health Department officials said during a news conference that cases of the virus linked to food eaten at the restaurant has climbed to 300 while 19 people fell ill
A Norovirus outbreak that was traced back to Mama C’s Donuts sickened 266 people. That number continues to climb, according to the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department.
The department also believes the virus was foodborne instead of an environmental issue.
“I would suspect this is a foodborne illness. Again, Norovirus is a flu-like stomach bug, if
The Loudoun County Health Department (LCHD) continues to investigate the reports of illness at a Chipotle restaurant in Sterling and has identified approximately 60 ill individuals who reported being at the establishment last week. “One ill patron has tested positive for norovirus,” said Dr. David Goodfriend, director of the LCHD. “This provides additional information but
New reports say that Norovirus is likely to blame for making about 100 people sick after they ate at a Weston Jimmy John’s, a health official said Wednesday.
Since April 7, the Marathon County Health Department has been receiving reports from people who said they got food from the sandwich shop and then fell ill,
Following reports of norovirus-like illnesses in people who report eating raw oysters from several areas in Washington and elsewhere, public health officials at the Washington State Department of Health have tracked down areas where some of the illness-linked oysters were harvested. Over the past several weeks, small harvest closures and recalls have been ordered, the
Public Health recently investigated a cluster of norovirus-like illness associated with consuming raw oysters. Norovirus is the name of a group of viruses that cause viral gastroenteritis. Norovirus is found in the stool and vomit of infected people and is usually spread person-to-person or by contaminated food. Consuming raw or undercooked shellfish, particularly raw oysters,