Twenty residents and six staff members at a local nursing facility were hit with a Norwalk-like virus last month, according to a monthly communicable disease report provided by the county’s health officials.
Outside of the viral outbreak, and one instance of a lab technician’s exposure to an animal-based bacterial infection, the county’s level of communicable diseases were not out of the ordinary for this time of year, stated the October 2005 report by the San Mateo Health Department.
An undisclosed nursing home reported 20 residents and six staff members were hit in mid-October by a gastrointestinal outbreak that later tested positive as a Norwalk-like virus. A nurse visited the premises, recommended ways to prevent future transfer and allowed the facility to re-open for admissions.
Health officials did not disclose which facility had the outbreak.
Norwalk-like viruses, which are often food-borne, can cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and cramping. Infected people usually recover in two to three days.
The department also received a call from a local doctor reporting a positive blood culture for brucellosis, an infectious disease primarily passed among animals. Humans contract it by coming in contact with infected animals or animal products.
During the same month, 199 cases of chlamydia were reported, bringing the yearly total to 1,319. Antibiotic resistant organism reports also jumped 115 cases last month, making the yearly total 691. Eleven cases of salmonella were also reported in October, bringing the cases to 123 for 2005 so far. By October 2004, only 62 cases of the food poisoning were reported.
Michelle Durand can be reached by e-mail: michelle@smdailyjournal.com or by phone: (650) 344-5200 ext. 102. What do you think of this story? Send a letter to the editor: letters@smdailyjournal.com.<
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