# Norovirus Genogroup II outbreak — Maryland, 1998-09
> **Food** · Confirmed · 258 ill / 4 hosp / 0 deaths
## Outbreak
- **NORS ID:** NORS-b260c5d1bf20
- **Date:** 1998-09
- **State:** Maryland
- **Primary mode:** Food
- **Etiology:** Norovirus Genogroup II (unknown)
- **Etiology status:** Confirmed
- **Setting:** Restaurant: Other
## Impact
- **Illnesses:** 258
- **Hospitalizations:** 4
- **Deaths:** 0
## Food vehicle

- **Food:** multiple cheeses, unspecified
- **Contaminated ingredient:** cheese
- **IFSAC category:** Dairy

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