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Germany – Norovirus in Ice Cream

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By Thursday afternoon, there were 157 reports of a gastrointestinal virus’ that were reported to the local health department. Laut dem Reutlinger Amt wurden im konsumierten Speiseeis Noroviren nachgewiesen. According to the Reutlinger Office noroviruses were detected in the ice cream consumed.

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In recent days, the local health department of doctors in private practice have been increasingly reported cases of disease that are associated with the consumption of ice cream in one Metzingen.

Overall, the local health department have so far 157 patients .The patients complain primarily of nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.

The investigation revealed that the majority of people on the past Sunday consumed ice cream and the diseased approximately 24 hours later. A laboratory diagnosis of the patients is still pending.

USA – Transatlantic Flight – Suspected Food Poisoning

ABC News

Fifteen people took ill in a possible case of food poisoning during a trans-Atlantic flight Wednesday, officials told ABC News.

Inspectors with the local health department and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention met Delta Flight 72 as it arrived at Kennedy International Airport in New York around 5 p.m., airport officials said. The flight originated in Istanbul, Turkey.

“They had stomach cramps and were vomiting,” said one source.

The stricken passengers were interviewed and declined offers to be transported to a hospital for further treatment.