# Scombroid toxin outbreak — California, 2018-05
> **Food** · Confirmed · 3 ill / 0 hosp / 0 deaths
## Outbreak
- **NORS ID:** NORS-da1ba5d23dfa
- **Date:** 2018-05
- **State:** California
- **Primary mode:** Food
- **Etiology:** Scombroid toxin
- **Etiology status:** Confirmed
- **Setting:** Private home/residence;Grocery store/bakery/deli/convenience store
## Impact
- **Illnesses:** 3
- **Hospitalizations:** 0
- **Deaths:** 0
## Food vehicle

- **Food:** octopus
- **Contaminated ingredient:** octopus
- **IFSAC category:** Mollusks

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