# Bacillus cereus outbreak — Tennessee, 2018-05
> **Food** · Confirmed · 19 ill / 0 hosp / 0 deaths
## Outbreak
- **NORS ID:** NORS-0b394c6e6158
- **Date:** 2018-05
- **State:** Tennessee
- **Primary mode:** Food
- **Etiology:** Bacillus cereus
- **Etiology status:** Confirmed
- **Setting:** Restaurant: Sit-down dining
## Impact
- **Illnesses:** 19
- **Hospitalizations:** 0
- **Deaths:** 0
## Food vehicle

- **Food:** rice
- **Contaminated ingredient:** rice
- **IFSAC category:** Grains-beans

## Source
- [NORS Dashboard](https://wwwn.cdc.gov/norsdashboard/)
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