# Bacillus cereus outbreak — Kentucky, 2019-09
> **Food** · Suspected · 14 ill / 2 hosp / 0 deaths
## Outbreak
- **NORS ID:** NORS-60f50fde2a9b
- **Date:** 2019-09
- **State:** Kentucky
- **Primary mode:** Food
- **Etiology:** Bacillus cereus
- **Etiology status:** Suspected
- **Setting:** Restaurant: Sit-down dining
## Impact
- **Illnesses:** 14
- **Hospitalizations:** 2
- **Deaths:** 0
## Food vehicle

- **Food:** rice, unspecified
- **Contaminated ingredient:** —
- **IFSAC category:** Grains-beans

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