Health Officials Suspect Norwalk Virus In Chipotle Cases
POSTED: 5:27 pm EDT April 21,
2008
UPDATED: 5:45 pm EDT April 21,
2008
KENT, Ohio -- City, county and state health officials said they suspect the Norwalk virus is to blame for making hundreds of people sick after they ate at a Chipotle restaurant in Kent.According to Kent health officials, 432 people have reported norovirus symptoms as of Monday afternoon.Officials said no cases have occurred since the restaurant reopened on Saturday. It had closed on Friday after people were reporting symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhea after eating there.The restaurant on Route 59 was cleaned and sanitized and new employees were brought in from other restaurants to work there.
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