CALIFORNIA: Chamber event at Hotel Sofitel leaves dozens ill - (The Daily Journal)
January 30, 2008 – 6:00 pmCounty health officials investigating a very significant amount of illness reports following a Redwood City-San Mateo County Chamber of Commerce gathering last week were cited as saying that 45 out of 200 people attending an event at the Hotel Sofitel last week may have contracted the highly communicable norovirus.
Director of Environmental Health Dean Peterson was quoted as saying, “At this point, the general theory is that it is the norovirus. It can be passed through food but more often its human contact, like placing your hand on something or someone infected then putting it to your face.:
The San Mateo County Health Department began receiving reports of illness Monday morning, days after the Jan. 24 chamber event at the high-end Redwood Shores hotel.
The chamber was holding its annual dinner and awards recognition banquet, according to the groups Web site.
Sofitel spokeswoman Janice Maragakis was cited as saying none of the hotels […]
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