SALEM — More than 50 Woodbury Middle School students have been diagnosed with salmonella poisoning, according to the state Department of Health and Human Services.
An investigation is continuing to determine the cause of the outbreak. All the students infected attended Stone Environmental School last week, an overnight camp in Madison, according to Salem Schools Superintendent Michael Delahanty.
At least one student has been hospitalized from the sickness and another may have been, according to Dr. Jose Montero, the state’s director of public health. DHHS started an investigation Monday after school officials notified them that about 50 students were out sick. The department determined the children were infected with salmonella after analyzing stool samples.
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