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Parasitic infections in Westchester County linked to game dinners at American Legion Post, health officials say
newyork
By Naveen Dhaliwal
Updated on: February 7, 2024 / 11:28 PM EST / CBS New York
MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- There is a public health alert in Westchester County after several people fell ill with a parasitic infection after attending game dinners at an American Legion in January.
Now, county health officials are trying to identify more people who were exposed.
County officials have traced it back to the Moses Taylor Jr. American Legion Post in Mount Kisco.
"The only phone call that I got this morning was from the county health department ... They just said 19 people were sick," one American Legion member said.
County leaders say the sickness is toxoplasmosis, an infection caused by a parasite. Westchester health officials say the exposure happened during two game dinners held on Friday, Jan. 19, and Saturday, Jan. 20...
Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/new...n-post-sick-parasite-infection-toxoplasmosis/
Parasitic infections in Westchester County linked to game dinners at American Legion Post, health officials say
newyork
By Naveen Dhaliwal
Updated on: February 7, 2024 / 11:28 PM EST / CBS New York
MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- There is a public health alert in Westchester County after several people fell ill with a parasitic infection after attending game dinners at an American Legion in January.
Now, county health officials are trying to identify more people who were exposed.
County officials have traced it back to the Moses Taylor Jr. American Legion Post in Mount Kisco.
"The only phone call that I got this morning was from the county health department ... They just said 19 people were sick," one American Legion member said.
County leaders say the sickness is toxoplasmosis, an infection caused by a parasite. Westchester health officials say the exposure happened during two game dinners held on Friday, Jan. 19, and Saturday, Jan. 20...
