Foodborne illness outbreaks
Investigation summaries
Select a tab below to display a list of King County investigations and current state and national outbreaks with reported King County cases:
Raw oyster-related investigations
Date posted |
Last updated |
Food business |
Suspected organism |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08-13-20 | 08-13-20 | Saigon Vietnam Deli | Gastrointestinal illness |
| 04-21-20 | 08-14-20 | Señor Moose | Hepatitis A |
| 01-08-20 | 01-10-20 | Rider | Norovirus |
Raw oyster-related investigations
Date posted |
Last updated |
Food business |
Suspected organism |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12-4-19 | 01-13-20 | Brave Horse Tavern | Norovirus |
| 11-26-19 | 01-16-20 | Evergreens restaurants (7 locations) | E. coli |
| 11-12-19 | 01-13-20 | All Water Seafood & Oyster Bar | Scrombroid |
| 11-08-19 | 01-13-20 | Sri Uma Thai Cuisine | Norovirus |
| 11-07-19 | 11-15-19 | Ixtapa Mexican Restaurant | Norovirus |
| 10-16-19 | 11-04-19 | Al Basha Restaurant | Salmonella |
| 09-20-19 | 10-02-19 | The Greek House | Norovirus |
| 07-12-19 | 07-12-19 | Private event | Salmonella |
| 04-08-19 | 09-30-19 | Dave & Buster's | Norovirus |
| 04-17-19 | 09-30-19 | Purple Café and Wine Bar, Cast Iron Studios, and Lot No. 3 in Bellevue |
Norovirus |
| 03-20-19 | 03-20-19 | Seafood City | Grimontia hollisae |
| 01-31-19 | 03-13-19 | La Fuente | Norovirus |
| 01-28-19 | 03-13-19 | Thai Woodinville | Bacillus cereus |
| 01-02-19 | 03-13-19 | Xi'an Noodles | Bacillus cereus |
Raw oyster-related investigations
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Date posted |
Last updated |
Food business |
Suspected organism |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07-06-18 | 04-04-19 | Sodexo's Café Mario | Shiga toxin-producing E. coli |
| 11-30-18 | 03-13-19 | Cascade Ridge Elementary School | Shigella sonnei |
| 09-26-18 | 02-19-19 | Costco Wholesale Warehouse Deli | Salmonella |
| 08-17-18 | 12-07-18 | Burien Fresh Smoothies | Salmonella |
| 08-10-18 | 12-07-18 | Fremont Bowl | Salmonella |
| 06-15-18 | 07-13-18 | Lahori Kabab-n-Grill | Bacillus cereus or Clostridium perfringens |
| 07-10-18 | 07-10-18 | Unknown source | Salmonella Javiana |
| 05-25-18 | 07-02-18 | Homegrown restaurants | E. coli |
| 05-18-18 | 06-05-18 | Lockspot Cafe | Norovirus |
| 05-18-18 | 06-05-18 | Italianissimo Ristorante | Norovirus |
| 05-18-18 | 06-05-18 | Anthony's Homeport | Norovirus |
| 05-17-18 | 05-24-18 | Okinawa Teriyaki | Norovirus |
| 05-04-18 | 05-04-18 | 125th Street Grill | B. cereus and C. perfringens |
| 03-10-18 | 03-26-18 | Eric Gorbman Catering | Shigella |
| 01-18-18 | 01-23-18 | Pho Aroma | Norovirus |
This lists state and national foodborne illness outbreaks and recalls with reported cases in King County. For more information about the outbreak or recall, and the investigation, please follow the links below for the agencies leading the investigations.
- Outbreak
U.S. - Multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 – 2 King County residents reported illness and 1 died. Read more from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: E. coli Outbreak with Unknown Food Source. This outbreak investigation is ongoing.
- Outbreak
U.S. - Multistate outbreak of Salmonella Stanley associated with Wood Ear Mushrooms – 2 King County residents reported illness. Read more from U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Outbreak Investigation of Salmonella Stanley: Wood Ear Mushrooms - Dried Fungus (September 2020) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Outbreak of Salmonella Stanley Infections Linked to Wood Ear Mushrooms. This outbreak appears to be over.
- Outbreak
U.S. - Multistate outbreak of multiple serotypes of Salmonella associated with Backyard Poultry– 2 King County residents reported illness. Read more from U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Outbreaks of Salmonella Infections Linked to Backyard Poultry.
- Outbreak
U.S. - Multistate outbreak of Salmonella Newport associated with onions – 39 King County residents reported illness. Read more from U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Outbreak Investigation of Salmonella Newport: Red Onions (July 2020 and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Outbreak of Salmonella Newport Infections Linked to Onions. This outbreak appears to be over.
See also: The CDC's webpage on Investigating Outbreaks describing the three types of data public health officials use to solve foodborne outbreaks.