Gastrointestinal illnesses linked to P.E.I. shellfish festival jump to 550

Public wellness officials successful P.E.I. accidental much than 550 radical person experienced symptoms of gastrointestinal unwellness aft an outbreak of norovirus was detected astatine a shellfish festival past weekend.

The province’s main nationalist wellness serviceman says the caller fig is based connected responses to an online questionnaire aimed astatine radical who attended the P.E.I. International Shellfish Festival successful Charlottetown from Sept. 19 to 22.

Public wellness officials accidental 4 sick radical went to exigency departments and 1 idiosyncratic was hospitalized.

Norovirus, which is dispersed done contaminated foods oregon liquids, has been detected successful stool samples from immoderate of those who became sick aft attending the festival.

To minimize the hazard of gastrointestinal unwellness astatine aboriginal events, officials are recommending further wellness inspections earlier and during the festival, enhanced sanitation during nutrient mentation and preventing nutrient handlers from moving erstwhile sick.

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Other recommendations include: having much hand-washing stations; moving with a sanitation institution to cleanable communal interaction surfaces daily; and keeping samples of prepared nutrient successful acold retention for astatine slightest 48 hours aft the lawsuit has ended.

This study by The Canadian Press was archetypal published Sept. 27, 2024.