6 students hospitalized at youth conference

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – A total of six students were hospitalized after falling ill at a YMCA Youth and Government conference in North Carolina.

A Wake County Emergency Medical Services official told the News and Observer of Raleigh that a sixth student became ill Saturday night with food-poisoning symptoms and was taken to a hospital. Five other students had been treated and released.

In all, Wake emergency medical workers evaluated 150 students and adults who reported nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach cramps and headaches after a catered dinner Friday night at the Raleigh Convention Center.

Catering company Centerplate spokesman Bob Pascal said a health department inspection cleared the company for another dinner planned for Saturday night. The source of the outbreak is being investigated.

Information from: The News & Observer

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