Health Authorities investigating Buffalo Wild Wings for Norovirus

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Health authorities in Johnson County, Kan., are investigating a local Buffalo Wild Wings following 10 reports of patrons being sickened by norovirus.
Local reports indicate the restaurant was closed and sanitized over the weekend, but investors have driven down the price of BWW’s stock by 6 percent, suggesting more negative news may emerge.
Authorities also revealed that an inspection of the store on Jan. 30 found 18 health code violations. They say they have not identified the source of any infection.
The victims visited the restaurant, in Overland Park, last week for a fundraiser.
Although norovirus outbreaks are routine in the restaurant industry, they have assumed added import in the wake of Chipotle’s problems with food safety at the end of 2015. Two E.coli outbreaks and a highly publicized norovirus contamination in Boston have driven away customers and sent sales into a free fall. Financial analysts say Chipotle’s comps for January may have fallen by as much as 30 percent.

From the CDC:

Norovirus causes inflammation of the stomach or intestines or both. This is called acute gastroenteritis.

The most common symptoms—

diarrhea
throwing up
nausea
stomach pain

Other symptoms—

fever
headache
body aches

A person usually develops symptoms 12 to 48 hours after being exposed to norovirus. Most people with norovirus illness get better within 1 to 3 days.

If you have norovirus illness, you can feel extremely ill and throw up or have diarrhea many times a day. This can lead to dehydration, especially in young children, older adults, and people with other illnesses.

Symptoms of dehydration—