May 2013

Charlie Bauder of WNEG Newsreports that area health officials are reporting that they have seen seven recently reported cases of E. coli in the Stephens County area.  District Two Public Health Spokesman Dave Palmer said that the cases have all appeared in the past couple of weeks.

“At this time, we know that it

The Cumberland County Department of Public Health continues to investigate the outbreak of Salmonella infection reported at the Holiday Inn Bordeaux. As of Tuesday, May 14, at 2 p.m. there are 18 individuals with signs and symptoms consistent with Salmonella infection; four of them are hospitalized.

Based on its investigation, the Health Department is now

The Cumberland County Department of Public Health is working with the N.C. Division of Public Health to investigate a gastrointestinal illness outbreak among staff and patrons of a local hotel’s restaurants. There are two confirmed cases of salmonella and one individual has been hospitalized.

As of Monday, the Health Department had identified 16 individuals with