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Chipotle's Closes Restaurant In Boston After Students Sickened; Officials Investigating Cause

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 08 Dec, 2015 11:08 AM
    NEW YORK — Chipotle said it believes norovirus is to blame for sickening students at Boston College who reported "gastrointestinal symptoms" after eating at the chain.
     
    The company says it thinks the illnesses are an isolated incident unrelated to a multi-state outbreak of E. coli cases linked to its restaurants.
     
    "All of the evidence we have points in that direction," says Chipotle spokesman Chris Arnold. He noted Chipotle has no confirmation, but that the company hopes to have more information later Tuesday.
     
    Late Monday, Chipotle said it was temporarily closing a restaurant in Boston's Cleveland Circle after Boston College said 30 of its students, including members of the men's basketball team, complained of gastrointestinal symptoms after eating at the chain. The school said it was working with health authorities to investigate the cause.
     
    People can get norovirus from an infected person, contaminated food or water, or by touching contaminated surfaces, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The virus is very contagious and can spread quickly in places such as daycare centres and cruise ships, the agency says. Each year, it causes 19 to 21 million illnesses.
     
    Scott Zobach, a spokesman for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, said the agency had no update on the cause of the illnesses at Boston College. He said test results from specimens sent to labs were expected back later Tuesday or Wednesday.
     
    Boston's inspectional services department, which is responsible for inspecting restaurants, also said tests results are not back yet.
     
    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said late last week the outbreak of E. coli tied to Chipotle has sickened 52 people in nine states so far. The first cases were reported at the end of October in Oregon and Washington, and the most recent illness began on Nov. 13.
     
    Massachusetts is not among the states where the agency has confirmed cases.
     
    Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., based in Denver, has more than 1,900 locations, primarily in the U.S. The company has warned that sales are expected to fall as much as 11 per cent at established locations for the fourth quarter as a result of the E. coli outbreak.
     
    That would mark the first time the sales figure has declined since Chipotle went public in 2006.

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