Tough Mudder runners complain of rash after Sonoma County race

Sonoma County officials are investigating what caused rashes on multiple people who competed in a Tough Mudder race.

Sonoma County officials are investigating multiple cases of possible infections among runners who competed in a recent Tough Mudder event at the Sonoma Raceway.health officials are investigating a possible outbreak of bacterial infections among people who competed in a recent obstacle course race after receiving multiple complaints from runners with rashes and other ailments.

Sonoma County's interim health officer Dr. Karen Smith told KTVU at least 22 people contacted the agency to report rashes of red bumps filled with puss, fever, and body aches. The health department is operating under the assumption that more people may have contracted Areomonas and the agency wants doctors to know the red bumps could be caused by Aeromonas, not staph or swimmer's itch as initially thought.

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