Billings Food Poisoning Outbreak

Posted on April 7, 2006 by PritzkerLaw
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A food poisoning outbreak in Billings, Montana, that sent over 10 people to the hospital has been linked to three locations:

  1. Billings Health and Rehabilitation Community, where about 150 people got sick

  2. Highgate Senior Living, where over 50 people got sick

  3. The Golden Corral restaurant, a buffet-style restaurant.

The Yellowstone City-County Health Department, has confirmed norovirus--or Norwalk virus--at Billings Health and Rehabilitation Community and suspects the outbreak at all three locations involves norovirus. Health officials suspect that the outbreak is foodborne, but they do not know the source of the virus.

Because norovirus is highly contagious, health officials suspect that there the outbreaks at the three locations are connected.

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