A group of people involved with a local wrestling camp were taken to Providence Hospital in Southfield Wednesday with an unknown illness, Local 4 News reports.
Fourteen children ranging in age from 9 to 15 years old and one adult were taken to the hospital after experiencing symptoms of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea (and) pretty bad
Boy Scouts fall ill at N.H. camp
Sun staff writer Robert Mills reports that New Hampshire public-health officials were investigating what caused about 60 Boy Scouts at a local Boy Scout camp, Wah-Tut-Ca Reservation — where several local troops may have been staying — to become ill yesterday.
According to information on the Web site for the Yankee-Clipper Council of the Boy Scouts of America, which local troops are part of, as many as five local troops from Billerica, Dracut, Tewksbury, Westford and Wilmington were scheduled to be at the camp this week.Continue Reading Boy Scouts fall ill at N.H. camp
Sickness hits 60 campers in Northwood
Democrat Staff Writer Amanda Dumond reports that state health officials are investigating what caused 60 Boy Scout campers and their leaders to get sick on Monday morning.
Sixty Scouts of 200 attending the camp at the Wah-Tut-Ca Scout Reservation off Blake Hill Road came down with diarrhea and stomach cramps, as did six leaders at the camp. Some of the people also were vomiting, said Dr. Jose Montero, state epidemiologist, but most symptoms were mild.
No one was hospitalized, and most of the afflicted were feeling better by Monday afternoon and were able to participate in camp activities. As of Monday night, no new cases were reported.Continue Reading Sickness hits 60 campers in Northwood
Boy Scouts Stricken With Apparent Food Poisoning
The New Hampshire Health Department is trying to figure out what made dozens of Boy Scout campers sick on Monday. Sixty campers out of 200 at the Boy Scout camp in Northwood came down with diarrhea and stomach cramps Monday morning. Health officials said that the children were feeling better by the afternoon.
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