At least 167 residents of the Casper, Wyoming area reported becoming ill with a gastrointestinal illness resembling norovirus after eating at the Golden Corral restaurant in Casper in the first 2 weeks of December, 2012.
Golden Corral announced a voluntary 24-hour shutdown to sanitize the restaurant on December 13, after public health officials announced that the restaurant was the likely source of the gastrointestinal illness. The local emergency room had reported a spike in illnesses consistent with norovirus infection.