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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian authorities said Tuesday they were trying to identify the source of water contamination that has sent dozens of people in southern Norway to the hospital.
Since Thursday, 55 people — including 13 children — from Askoey, an island north of Bergen, have been hospitalized following the contamination. All have been discharged. Norwegian news agency NTB reported that in all, some 2,000 people had fallen sick.
A 1-year-old child on the island died last week of an infection in the digestive tract, but it was not clear whether it was linked to the contamination.
He said tests showed that the bacteria Campylobacter has been found in 36 cases.
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