Nine
From Scout Camp Hospitalized With E. Coli
Friday, August 1, 2008; 3:05 PM
Source of Article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/01/AR2008080101866.html
The number of
confirmed cases of E. Coli infections contracted at a popular scout camp in
Goshen, Va., has risen to 15, most from the Northern Virginia area, and nine of
the boys have been hospitalized, health officials said today at a news
conference.
The source of
the outbreak is still under investigation, but so far, health officials have
confirmed that 14 boys -- a mix of boy scouts and cub scouts -- in the
The number of
people exhibiting symptoms has also grown, As of Friday afternoon, between 50
and 60 people who were at the camp last week had shown symptoms, said Seth Levine,
an epidemiologist with the Virginia Department of Health that is investigating
the outbreak. Symptoms include bloody diarrhea, fever, chills, nausea and
vomiting.
Yesterday,
health officials reported 13 confirmed cases and about 30 people showing symptoms,
but, "The numbers are continuously evolving," Levine said.
The Virginia
Department of Health began receiving reports of sick children on Sunday, when
boys from about 70 troops returned home after a week at the Goshen Scout
Reservation near
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