Nearly three dozen people reported symptoms of diarrhea and vomiting Friday after eating from a buffet at the UW-Madison Pyle Center, a spokeswoman for UW Extension told the Wisconsin State Journal.
According to the official, 35 people reported illness Thursday after the meal in the Pyle Center’s Alumni Lounge.
She said the university served the same food to four other groups at the center in addition to employees and visitors at the Lowell Center, but nobody else reported feeling ill.
Officials from the UW Environment, Health and Safety Department were contacted following the reports.
Madison and Dane County Public Health Spokesman Jeff Golden said his department was not aware of the illness until Friday evening.
While the university will lead the investigation, Golden said it will likely keep in contact with his department.
“My guess is that … [the university’s] epidemiologist and their health people will investigate this thoroughly and probably bring some of our people in as well,” Golden said.
