For all those public health and industry types who are reluctant to go public in the absence of definitive data, Dalhart, Texas, says, you suck.

People are entitled to information that can affect their health. And with the growth of social media, word is going to get out anyway.

My High Plains reports that Coon Memorial Hospital tells us three cases of salmonella in Dalhart were reported to the state last week.

At this point, how those people contracted the illness is unknown, and the cases are under investigation.

We spoke with nurses from the high school, junior high and elementary school in Dalhart, and they tell us they’ve seen no cases of salmonella at their schools.

We also heard from the state health department and a nurse from Coon Memorial Hospital who tells us cases of salmonella are fairly common.

ER Manager at Coon Memorial Kelly Galloway says,  “it’s just like anything else.  It comes in cycles, just like the flu or RSV, sometimes we’ll see it once a year, sometimes we won’t see it for a couple of years.  It’s cyclic. “