1 person hospitalized, 550 people symptomatic after illness outbreak at P.E.I. shellfish festival
CTV
More than 550 symptomatic people responded to an online questionnaire about a gastrointestinal illness at a Prince Edward Island shellfish festival last weekend.
More than 550 symptomatic people responded to an online questionnaire about a gastrointestinal illness at a Prince Edward Island shellfish festival last weekend.
The Chief Public Health Office launched an investigation into the possible outbreak at the P.E.I. International Shellfish Festival between Sept. 19 and 22.
Four people went to emergency departments and one person was hospitalized, according to a news release from the Department of Health and Wellness.
The health office identified norovirus from stool samples from symptomatic people who ate at the festival. Norovirus transmits by:
Festival attendee Holly Noël and her 24-year-old son got sick at the event, but now feel much better.
“But boy, there was three days there were it was not good,” said Noël.
Her symptoms were vomiting, diarrhea, body aches, chills and intense fatigue.
