Overview

• Public health inspectors must clear the restaurant premises before any reopening can proceed.
• Of 235 reported gastrointestinal illnesses, laboratory tests have identified 18 cases of E. coli and three co-infections with Entamoeba histolytica.
• Two individuals were hospitalized in connection with the outbreak and one has since been discharged.
• Visitors who consumed food or beverages at the farm between July 1 and 16 are advised to call Healthlink (811) for screening beginning July 30.
• Officials caution that amoebiasis symptoms can emerge weeks after exposure and may rarely affect organs beyond the gastrointestinal tract.