Bacillus cereus food poisoning associated with fried rice at two child day care centers--Virginia, 1993. MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report. [MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep] Journal article

Title	Bacillus cereus food poisoning associated with fried rice at two child day care centers--Virginia, 1993.
Author(s)	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Source	MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 1994 Mar 18; 43(10):177-8.
MeSH	Adult Bacillaceae Infections Bacillus cereus Child Day Care Centers Child, Preschool Cookery Diarrhea Disease Outbreaks Food Poisoning Humans Oryza sativa Virginia Vomiting
Abstract	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.
Language	eng
Pub Type(s)	Journal Article
PubMed ID	8121375

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