2017 Outbreak of Gastroenteritis, Unknown etiology, Vancouver, Washington
Clark County Health District (Washington) investigators reported that 6 people were ill with diarrhea following a chicken meal at a sit-down restaurant on August 6, 2017. Incubation ranged from 3 hours to 10.5 hours with a median of 8.5 hours. No specimens were collected for testing. No one was hospitalized and no one died.
- Outbreak began:
- August 2017
- Affected Country:
- US
- Affected States/Territories:
- Washington
- Organism(s):
-
- Unknown
- Vehicle(s):
- Chicken
- Molecular Results Available:
- No
- Test Results:
- None
- Location(s):
- Restaurant
- Brand Name(s):
- Total ill:
- 6
- Number ill by Case Definition Known:
- Yes
- Number Laboratory Confirmed Cases:
- 0
- Number Probable Cases:
- 6
- Number Possible Cases:
- 0
- Anyone Hospitalized:
- No
- Number Hospitalized:
- 0
- Any Deaths:
- No
- Number Dead:
- 0
- Any References:
- No
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- References:
- Washington Dept. of Health NORS Report