Outbreak: Hubbard Splash Fountain | |
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Product: Splash Fountain in Hubbard, OR | Investigation Start Date: 07/25/03 |
Location: Marion County, OR | Etiology: Shigella sonnei |
Earliest known case onset date: 07/16/03 | Latest case onset date: 08/17/03 |
Confirmed / Presumptive Case Count: 19 / 37 | Positive Samples: 0 |
OUTBREAK SUMMARY:
Investigation of an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness erupted among children in a small community in Marion County, Oregon. Investigation by epidemiologists found that the illnesses were due to the fecal bacterium Shigella sonnei, and traced to an unusual common source: a splash fountain. This outbreak underscores the risk of large … Continue Reading ››