First - the darling of the cruise ships just struck a large Seattle office building. Norovirus:
As many as 200 sickened in Seattle tower norovirus outbreak
As many as 200 people have gotten sick in a norovirus outbreak at a downtown Seattle office building, health officials reported Monday.
And next:
Chipotle closes restaurant in Boston after students sickened
Chipotle said Monday that it temporarily closed a restaurant in Boston after several students at Boston College, including members of the men's basketball team, reported "gastrointestinal symptoms" after eating at the chain.
The school said it was working with local health officials to determine whether the illnesses were tied to an outbreak of E. coli that has been linked to Chipotle. A company spokesman noted that there have been no confirmed cases in Massachusetts, but that it was closing its restaurant in Boston's Cleveland Circle as officials investigate.
A bit more:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said the outbreak has sickened 52 people in nine states. It has not yet identified the ingredient that made people sick. The most recent of the illness reported by the CDC started on Nov. 13.
Emphasis mine. Remember that we are heading into the real cold and flu season.
