Something Borrowed, Something Blech: Salmonella Outbreak Sickens 77 at Wedding

iStock/Thinkstock(DECATUR, Ala.) — Talk about a bad start to a new life together. At least 77 people were sickened from the food at an Alabama wedding. The Decatur Daily noted the event Saturday, for which catered food was prepared for 150 people, has been tracked as the epicenter of a salmonella outbreak.

The paper noted that the caterer, Darvin McDaniel of Indelible Catering, reportedly prepared food for a 2014 event in Decatur that sickened 19 people.

Specifics as to what was served were not released by the Alabama Department of Public Health.

The food-borne illness can cause vomiting, diarrea, stomach pain, and fever, according to a press release from the department.

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