Aftermath: Reporters Face Health Hazards; Two NBC Employees Have Dysentery

From TV Week: “Two NBC News employees came down with dysentery, one of the dangers that follow floods.”

“It is really becoming a health hazard,” said NBC News VP David Verdi, who stressed: “We have great experience with such maladies.”

“Jack Womack, CNN/U.S. senior VP of domestic news operations and administration, said CNN is dispatching a field health expert to New Orleans.”

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