Mustang OK Salmonella Outbreak Grows
The Oklahoma State Department of Health has identified two more cases of Salmonella infection in school-age children in the Mustang, OK, School District. Lab tests are pending to confirm the findings.
That brings to 17 the number of cases in the Oklahoma Salmonella outbreak centered in Mustang schools. Of the 17 cases, 14 involved school children at four different Mustang school buildings. Three adults in other counties also have been sickened, including one who was hospitalized.
Reporter Sonya Colberg of The Oklahoman newspaper has provided the best reporting on the outbreak, quoting state officials and school authorities on the attempts by investigators to identify a cause. So far, no conclusions have been reached. illnesses associated with the outbreak to date started in the first half of September. Health officials are investigating similar strains in Iowa and Nebraska.
