Suffolk County Probes Salmonella Outbreak After 58 Hospital Visits on Long Island's East End
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Updated · News 12 Long Island · Jul 12
Suffolk County Probes Salmonella Outbreak After 58 Hospital Visits on Long Island's East End
3 articles · Updated · News 12 Long Island · Jul 12
Summary
58 patients with symptoms consistent with salmonella infection have been seen by doctors at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital since the start of July, prompting a Suffolk County health investigation.
Hospital officials said most patients were evaluated, treated and discharged, and the hospital notified the New York State Department of Health as required to support the public health probe.
Suffolk County's Department of Health Services said it is collecting information on the East End outbreak, but officials have not yet identified a cause, patient origins or any continuing public threat.
The investigation leaves key questions open about the source of exposure and whether the cluster is limited to local residents or tied to a broader food-safety risk.