Bacillus cereus food poisoning associated with fried rice at two child day care centers--Virginia, 1993.
Bacillus cereus, an infectious cause of foodborne illness, accounted for 2% of outbreaks with confirmed etiology that were reported to CDC during 1973-1987 (1). On July 21, 1993, the Lord Fairfax (Virginia) Health District received reports of acute gastrointestinal illness that occurred among children and staff at two jointly owned child day care centers following a catered lunch. This report summarizes the investigation of this outbreak.
D000328:Adult; D016863:Bacillaceae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D001409:Bacillus cereus; D002656:Child Day Care Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003296:Cooking; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D012275:Oryza / Q000382:microbiology; D014768:Virginia / Q000453:epidemiology; D014839:Vomiting / Q000209:etiology