Florida, USA: Flu-Like Outbreak Causes Hundreds of Inmates to get Sick

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Updated: 10:16 AM Nov 5, 2011
Flu-Like Outbreak Causes Hundreds of Inmates to get Sick
Chipley- Hundreds of inmates have been sick since Wednesday at the Northwest Florida Reception Center after coming down with some sort of stomach illness.
Posted: 10:16 AM Nov 5, 2011
Reporter: Bryan Anderson ...

 

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Re: Florida, USA: Flu-Like Outbreak Causes Hundreds of Inmates to get Sick

NFRC Recovers from 400 Inmate Flu-like Outbreak

November 17, 2011 8:46 AM

Cecilia Spears - Staff Writer

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CHIPLEY - Officials at the Northwest Florida Reception Center in Washington County said a little over 400 inmates started showing flu-like symptoms on Wednesday, November 2.

Washington County Health Department Director Rick Davis explained they had received a report of a massive out break of diarrhea in inmates from several different blocks as well as several food service employees.

?It could have just been a sick food service employee that came to work and spread it to other employees and to the inmates,? said Davis.

The Washington County Health Department Director Rick Davis confirmed that test results returned negative for bacterial or viral.


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