CALIFORNIA: Diners contract norovirus at hotel - (The Examiner)
February 1, 2008 – 4:55 pmRedwood Shores, Calif — Health officials were cited as saying that several health violations were discovered at a Redwood Shores hotel that may have contributed to a small norovirus outbreak that sickened dozens of people last week.
San Mateo County Director of Environmental Health Dean Peterson was cited as saying that laboratory tests revealed Thursday that 62 of about 200 people attending a Redwood City-San Mateo County Chamber of Commerce event at Hotel Sofitel on Jan. 24 were infected with the highly contagious virus.
Health officials were further cited as saying that those who fell ill contracted the virus through either the salmon or chicken, which was served as the evenings main courses and that nobody who chose the vegetarian entrée fell sick.
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