Health officials in Las Vegas are investigating a norovirus outbreak connected to a youth football tournament that occurred there last week. The Southern Nevada Health District said it has not released a case count, but organizers of the tournament are saying that 90 to 100 children and parents have fallen
Continue Reading Las Vegas Norovirus Outbreak Under Investigation
Las Vegas
Dozens Sick at Las Vegas Youth Football Tournament With Possible Food Poisoning
As many as 80 children and parents have reportedly fallen ill with nausea, diarrhea and vomiting after attending a youth football tournament in Las Vegas last week, according to NBC affiliate News 3. As of Sunday afternoon, the exact cause of illness was still unclear, but at least 13…
Continue Reading Dozens Sick at Las Vegas Youth Football Tournament With Possible Food Poisoning
Chorizo Possible Source of Las Vegas's Firefly Salmonella Outbreak
Epidemiologists think they have found the source of a Salmonella outbreak linked to Las Vegas’s Firefly restaurant that is now known to have sickened at least 294 people – almost 100 more illnesses than health officials previously reported. The Southern Nevada Health District announced Wednesday that the outbreak strain…
Continue Reading Chorizo Possible Source of Las Vegas's Firefly Salmonella Outbreak
Nevada Senate Committee Serves Up Raw Milk to Vegas
Gamblers in Las Vegas taking advantage of all those free drink offers might soon be ordering up a nice cold glass of raw milk. With only two dissenting votes Thursday afternoon, the Nevada Senate’s Committee on Health and Human Services gave a “do pass” recommendation to Assembly Bill (AB) 209,…
Continue Reading Nevada Senate Committee Serves Up Raw Milk to Vegas
Firefly Update: 200 Sickened in Las Vegas Salmonella Outbreak
At least 196 patrons and four employees of Las Vegas tapas restaurant Firefly have fallen ill in the Salmonella outbreak health officials have called Nevada’s worst outbreak of the past decade, according to a report released Friday morning by the Southern Nevada Health District. The outbreak sickened diners from 20…
Continue Reading Firefly Update: 200 Sickened in Las Vegas Salmonella Outbreak
Las Vegas Salmonella Outbreak Cases Rise to 86
The number of individuals reportedly ill with Salmonella after dining at Firefly in Las Vegas has risen to 86, according to the Southern Nevada Health District. At least 12 people have been hospitalized. The restaurant has been closed since Friday, April 26, when health inspectors counted 44 violations during an…
Continue Reading Las Vegas Salmonella Outbreak Cases Rise to 86
Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Las Vegas Restaurant
At least 39 people fell ill with Salmonella infections after eating at a popular dining establishment in Las Vegas, according to local health authorities. The outbreak was linked to Firefly, a tapas restaurant located on Paradise Road, according to the Southern Nevada Health District, which is leading the investigation. The…
Continue Reading Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Las Vegas Restaurant