2017 Outbreak of Norovirus at a Long Term Care Facility, Thornton, Colorado

In April 2017 public health investigators in Adams County, Colorado investigated an outbreak of norovirus at a long term care facility located in Thornton. Nineteen people were ill. Eight were laboratory confirmed. No one was hospitalized and no one died. Investigators determined the outbreak was a point source outbreak through food contaminated by an ill food worker which later spread through person-to-person transmission.

Overview

Outbreak began:April 2017
Affected country:US
States/territories:CO
Pathogen:Norovirus
Vehicle(s):Unknown
Location(s):Long Term Care Facility
Molecular test results:no

Health impact

Total ill:19

Sources & documents

Outbreak documents