58 Hospitalized in Long Island Salmonella Outbreak After Palm Tree Festival Leftovers
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Updated · News 12 Long Island · Jul 13
58 Hospitalized in Long Island Salmonella Outbreak After Palm Tree Festival Leftovers
3 articles · Updated · News 12 Long Island · Jul 13
Summary
Stony Brook Southampton Hospital said 58 patients with symptoms consistent with Salmonella have come to its emergency department since July 1, with most treated and released.
Sources told News 12 members of the Shinnecock Indian Nation got sick after eating leftover food from the Palm Tree Music Festival days after the event.
Suffolk County's health department said it is collecting information on the East End outbreak but has not confirmed the source or identified a central location.
New York state health officials and the Town of Southampton declined comment, leaving the county investigation as the main public channel on a cluster that has spread across the East End.