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The Rhode Island Department of Health has had their hands full these past few months. First they dealt with a severe Salmonella outbreak linked to zeppoles made by DeFusco’s Bakery that caused 79 illnesses and 2 deaths. Now, health officials have discovered mouse droppings and other serious food safety violations in a Cranston sushi restaurant.
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The Boston Globe reported today on a large norovirus outbreak at the Harvard Faculty Club. The Club is currently closed for deep-cleaning after 100-200 people fell ill shortly after Easter brunches held this past Sunday and Tuesday. Notably, this was the Club’s second closure in a week due to norovirus concerns.
It appears, however, that more than just the unlucky souls at
Some new facts on the most recent high profile nororivus outbreak on a cruise line raise an interesting question – whose job is it to keep people who are already ill from starting the cruise in the first place? And how could that task be accomplished?
CNN reported new details today on the outbreak aboard
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has announced that norovirus was the cause of over 400 illnesses that forced a Celebrity Cruise’s ship back to Charleston, South Carolina during a voyage to the Caribbean.
According to CNN, the Celebrity Cruises’ outbreak sickened 435 of 1,838 passengers, as recounted by Cynthia Martinez, Celebrity spokeswoman.
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Although this story comes from across the Atlantic in England, a lesson can still be learned and applied here.
According to the Guardian UK, Heston Blumenthal, the world-renowned chef of the Fat Duck restaurant in Bray, Berskshire, has offered a personal apology to the more than 500 people who took ill after dining at the
Natalie Angier, wrote about noroviruses in yesterday’s New York Times. Her family had a run-in with a norovirus after New Year’s Eve, and she did some research into norovuiruses. Part of what she found is this:
Its sour suite of symptoms is often referred to as “stomach flu,” but norovirus infection is distinct from
The CDC‘s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) includes a report titled, "Norovirus Outbreak Associated with Ill Food-Service Workers — Michigan, January–February 2006" this week. In it, we learn that:
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On January 30, 2006, the Barry-Eaton District Health Department (BEDHD) in Michigan was notified of gastrointestinal illness in several members of two
The LA Daily News reported that at least two LA-area restaurants have been identified as the source of norovirus outbreaks recently. The Buca di Beppo restaurant located in the Valencia Town Center and the Marie Callender’s restaurant located near Magic Mountain – both in Los Angeles County – were the source of food poisoning outbreaks
At least 1,000 people were exposed to what is believed to be Norovirus at a Santa Cruz, California, hotel. Santa Cruz County Public Health (SCCPH) has identified at least 80 people who were sickened as part of the outbreak. SCCPH chief of public health Bob Kennedy commented on the outbreak that, "We strongly suspect it’s