title: Notes from the field: norovirus infections associated with frozen raw oysters - Washington, 2011.
abstract: On October 19, 2011, Public Health - Seattle & King County was contacted regarding a woman who had experienced acute gastroenteritis after dining at a local restaurant with friends. Staff members interviewed the diners and confirmed that three of the seven in the party had consumed a raw oyster dish. Within 18-36 hours after consumption, the three had onsets of aches, nausea, and nonbloody diarrhea lasting 24-48 hours. One ill diner also reported vomiting. The four diners who had not eaten the raw oysters did not become ill.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D017250:Caliciviridae Infections / Q000821:virology*; D003296:Cooking; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D005506:Food Contamination; D005511:Food Handling; D005615:Freezing; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D029322:Norovirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010125:Ostreidae / Q000821:virology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012147:Restaurants; D017747:Seafood / Q000821:virology*; D014861:Washington
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral