More become ill after eating at Conover restaurant

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Hickory Daily Record

CONOVER -- So far 128 people have reported that they became violently ill following a meal at the Harbor Inn Seafood restaurant in Conover. The majority of the complaints came from people who had eaten at the restaurant on Jan. 13 and 14. The latest date associated with illness is Jan. 20

Catawba County Public Health has been working with the N.C. Division of Public Health to figure out what's been making people sick since the first cases were reported Jan. 17.

On Friday, the county announced its findings: Norovirus is behind the illnesses.

"Norovirus, often called the 'stomach bug,' food poisoning or viral gastroenteritis, is the most common cause of acute gastroenteritis in the United States," according to the agency's release.

Although Public Health has not announced what food or foods caused the illness, victims have stated that the members of their party who got sick after eating at Harbor Inn were the ones who ate tossed salad.

The symptoms associated with the Harbor Inn outbreak are intense nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.

None of the victims required hospitalization.

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