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Waterborne illness sparks appendectomy debate in Holland Patent
In Holland Patent New York state health officials tie a hep outbreak of gersiniosis to a contaminated water supply. About 30 people mostly children contracted illness with fever vomiting and diarrhea leading to emergency appendectomies and several hospitals treating cases. Authorities caution boiling water and continue epidemiological interviews while doctors defend some appendectomies as necessary.
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State Health Department
New York
Daniel Stevens
St.ke's Hospital
Stevens
Holland Patent
Blalth
Richard Jackson
Health Department
Kenneth Macleod
Oneida County
Macleod
Rome