Two Northumbria University students who became ill after their graduation ball have tested positive for vomiting bug, norovirus.
Around 30 people complained of sickness after the event at the Assembly Rooms on May 10.
Experts from the North East Public Health England Centre are working with environmental health colleagues at Newcastle City Council to investigate the outbreak of diarrhoea and vomiting.
A spokesperson for Public Health England said: “Approximately 30 students who attended an event in Newcastle on 10 May have reported symptoms of illness.
“Two samples taken from students who were ill have tested positive for norovirus (also known as the winter vomiting bug) which is the most common cause of gastro-enteritis in England and Wales.”
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