Norovirus Sickens UConn Students
30 people became ill after attending a banquet at the Adams Mill Restaurant in Manchester, Connecticut. The banquet was hosted by a University of Connecticut sorority, and a norovirus was to blame for the illnesses. Norovirus can be a foodborne disease, but can also be spread by various other means, causing fever, chills, headache, muscle aches, nausea, tiredness, and vomiting.
About 150 people attended the banquet, and 30 were treated at the UConn hospital. After suggestions from the health department, the restaurant closed for a day for a thorough cleaning.
According to the Hartford Courant,
Anthony Scarpace, the owner of The Adams Mill, said Thursday that the restaurant is cooperating with the health department and noted that the source of the illness is inconclusive. He said it is not clear whether the illness was food-borne or perhaps was spread by a student who brought it into the restaurant.