The number of children stricken by food poisoning in the Sverdlovsk region of Russia has risen to 77, the region\'s Emergencies Ministry said. Forty-eight of the children, along with three adults, have been hospitalized for treatment, ITAR-Tass reported Friday. The outbreak occurred at a kindergarten in the village of Tsementny in the Nevyansk district. Salmonellosis, possibly a result of low-quality food products, is a preliminary diagnosis in the mass poisoning, the region\'s Health Ministry said. An investigation is under way, officials said.