HEALTH AUTHORITIES RELEASE FINAL REPORT ON DAVE’S SUSHI INCIDENT

EBS STAFF

Two individuals died and three were hospitalized after eating at Dave’s Sushi in Bozeman on April 17 and becoming ill from suspected foodborne causes related to morel mushrooms.

A recent investigation showed a strong association between consuming morel mushrooms at the restaurant and developing gastrointestinal illness. The study also showed an association between likelihood of illness and quantity of sushi consumed. Between March 28 and April 17, more than 50 individuals reported becoming sick with gastrointestinal symptoms after eating at Dave’s Sushi.

“DNA sequencing was performed on the morel mushroom samples, and identified the species as Morchella sextelata, a type of true morel,” a press release from Healthy Gallatin states

The full report is available at healthygallatin.org.