Outbreak of Norovirus Associated with Martinelli's Little Italy, Saline County, June 2013

"On Sunday, June 2, 2013 at 6:36 p.m., the Salina-Saline County Health Department (SSCHD) received a call from Salina Regional Health Center (SRHC). SRHC reported that a patient in the emergency department was ill with gastrointestinal symptoms, and the patient knew of several others ill with similar symptoms who presented to Abilene Memorial Hospital. All the ill individuals attended a rehearsal dinner at Martinelli's Little Italy Restaurant (158 S Santa Fe, Salina, KS, 67401) on May 31, 2013, and a wedding reception held at a different Salina location on June 1, 2013. SSCHD contacted the Kansas Department of Health and Environment's Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Response section (KDHE) at 7:29 p.m. to report the possible outbreak. The following morning, SSCHD, KDHE, and the Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA) began an investigation to determine the cause and scope of illness, and to implement prevention and control measures."