Salmonella Outbreak That Hospitalized 58 East End Residents Under Investigation
Key Points:
- A salmonella outbreak in Suffolk County has sickened 58 residents since early July, with patients treated at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital.
- Most patients were evaluated, treated, and discharged, and the hospital has notified the New York State Department of Health to aid in the investigation.
- The Suffolk County Department of Health Services is actively collecting information to investigate the outbreak on Long Island's East End.
- Authorities have not yet disclosed the cause of the outbreak, the specific locations of the patients, or whether there is an ongoing public health threat.
- News 12 continues to seek further details regarding the source and impact of the salmonella outbreak.