Raleigh Norovirus Hits YMCA Conference

Posted on February 15, 2010 by PritzkerLaw

Health officials in Wake County, North Carolina, confirmed Norovirus as the cause of an outbreak of vomiting and nausea at a YMCA youth and government conference in downtown Raleigh.

More than 150 youth and advisors began experiencing nausea and vomiting Friday night after a catered dinner and a fleet of ambulances was sent to the downtown Raleigh Sheraton Hotel to treat victims. The county said six were hospitalized.

Epidemiologists are still looking for the source of the outbreak. Since it  was reported, the county’s epidemiological team has interviewed 152 people and inspected several food service establishments as part of the ongoing investigation into a cause of the norovirus outbreak. Control measures have been put in place at food service establishments to reduce the spread of norovirus, including:

  • Sanitizing with chlorine.
  • Emptying and sanitizing ice buckets
  • Restricting bare hand contact with food
  • Evaluating food service employee health

If you were affected by this outbreak and have questions about possible legal compensation, contact national food poisoning law firm Pritzker Olsen at 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free) or complete our contact form on the side of this Web page. We are a leading national practitioner of foodborne illness litigation and we have been helping victims collect compensation for years.

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