A mystery medical complaint of some sort has sickened as many as 77 people — students and others — at Humber College on the north campus Thursday. Of these, 29 were treated at hospital. Paramedics were called to Humber Residences on Humber College Boulevard at around 9:30 p.m. after a number of students reported feeling ill. According to paramedics, the students were vomiting and suffering from abdominal pain but were able to walk around. A Humber source said that there was a flu virus circulating at the campus but the appearance of so many cases within a short period seems more like food poisoning.
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“We don’t know what the source is. We have been in contact with the local hospitals and they have confirmed with us that they haven’t determined the source,” Dean of Students Jen McMillen told reporters on Friday. “Certainly in a high-density living environment like residence there are students that come in close contact with one another.” McMillen told reporters that all the students that were taken to hospital returned to the residence over the course of the night and are continuing to recover. She said that food services continue to be offered at Humber College, as there is “nothing to suggest” that food poisoning is to blame. CP24
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