Story highlights Health officials identify second bacteria in mass food poisoning

At least 300 people were served the suspect jambalaya, officials say

(CNN) Scores of people are sick after an outbreak of salmonella poisoning in Louisiana that may have caused the death of one person, according to officials.

Jambalaya sold at a fundraiser in Caldwell Parish in northern Louisiana on October 16 is the suspected cause of the illnesses, according to the Louisiana Department of Health.

Health officials are conferring with a pathologist and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to determine if the death can be attributed to an outbreak. A second bacteria commonly found in raw meat and poultry also contributed to the mass food poisoning, the department said.

"The fundraiser was supported by many local businesses throughout the community that purchased plates of jambalaya," the department said in a statement Thursday.

As of Saturday, 149 cases of gastrointestinal illness had been confirmed in patients aged 15 to 72 years old, department spokeswoman Kelly Zimmerman said.

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