Word: uhse
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Nobody seems to know whether that story is true or not, but it made the rounds late last year, always passed off as the gospel truth. The people who should be able to confirm the story--officials at UHS, for example--say they've never heard of the incident, that...
Eleven of the victims here, who had all eaten seafood newburg at Cabot and Whitman halls, reported to UHS the following day complaining of nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.
Dr. Warren E.C. Wacker, director of UHS, said yesterday the state laboratory of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health is also currently trying to identify the organism.
Sholem Postel, associate director of UHS, said yesterday the identification process became complicated when serotyping determined the organism to be salmonella but chemical reactions did not verify the finding.
University Health Services last week hired Wilfred B. Krabek, retired UHS inspector, as a special consultant to try to identify the still-undetermined strain of bacterium responsible for the March 27 South House food poisoning.