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 From Hong Kong's Information Services Department
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September 5, 2008
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Surveillance
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13 ill after Macau hotel buffet
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Centre for Health Protection

Thirteen people have come down with gastroenteritis symptoms after eating at a Macau hotel, the Centre for Health Protection says.

 

The eight men and five women aged 20 to 31 fell ill after a buffet at the hotel August 30 to September 1.

 

Eleven sought treatment from private doctors or public hospitals and none required hospitalisation. They are all stable.

 

The centre has informed Macau authorities about the incident.