Conference Attendees Report Illness

From staff reports
The Galveston Daily News
Published 03/04/04

Galveston— An outbreak of gastroenteritis among people who recently attended a conference of the National Trooper Coalition was reported to the Galveston County Health District.

The conference in Galveston was sponsored by the Texas Department of Public Safety Officers’ Association.

Thirty-seven cases of diarrhea and vomiting have been reported to Chuck Chambers, the health district epidemiologist.

One person who attended the conference was hospitalized, but no deaths had been reported.

The health district is investigating to determine what caused the illnesses. Environmental inspectors are investigating possible sources of food contamination.

People who attended the conference and became ill with diarrhea and vomiting are advised to contact the health district’s Epidemiology Department at (409) 765-2514. The district recommended that sick people seek medical care.

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