Outbreak: Faerieworlds Festival | |
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Product: Food vendor stalls | Investigation Start Date: 8/2/2006 |
Location: Veneta, OR | Etiology: Norovirus |
Earliest known case onset date: 7/29/2006 | Latest case onset date: 8/2/2006 |
Confirmed / Presumptive Case Count: 4 / 0 | Positive Environmental Samples: 0 |
OUTBREAK SUMMARY:
On August 2, the Lane County Public Health received eight separate reports of gastrointestinal illness from attendees of an arts and music festival held in Veneta, Oregon July 29-30. Initial inquiries by environmental health staff suggested several potential problems that could have posed a risk of transmission. The likely culprit was … Continue Reading ››