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Salmonella Hits Students at Overnight Camp

By PritzkerLaw

Nearly 70 middle school students in the Salem, New Hampshire, public school district called in sick this week as part of the fallout from a Salmonella outbreak.

The outbreak occurred at an overnight camp late last week near North Conway, New Hampshire. The Eagle-Tribune newspaper quoted State Director of Public Health Dr. Jose Montero as saying that at least one student was hospitalized.

Students who attended the Stone Environmental School's overnight camp had symptoms including vomiting, diarrhea and high fever. The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services determined the children were infected with Salmonella after analyzing stool samples.

A team of investigators was sent to the overnight camp to inspect the facilities, interview staff and interview students. But Montero told the Eagle-Tribune that the exact cause of the outbreak may never be discovered.

National food safety law firmPritzkerOlsen, P.A., currently represents Salmonella victims and survivors around the country, including the families of three women who died with Salmonella infections in the massive outbreak caused by Peanut Corp. of America.

The firm has considerable experience and a reputation for success in representing survivors of foodborne illness. The firm is involved in virtually every major outbreak of food poisoning and has collected large sums on behalf of people injured or killed by adulterated food.

To contact a Salmonella lawyer at PritzkerOlsen, call 1-888-377-8900 (toll free) or receive a free online case consultation. 

Full post as published by Food Poisoning Law Blog on April 23, 2009 (boomark / email).