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The EMG explanation is odd, becaus neurologists can take equipment for EMG (and NCV) into the hospital to test a patient. I had both tests in hospital performed by my neurologist, not hospital staff.
The whole family getting sick does suggest food poisoning, but there are other ways that Campylobacter can be transmitted:
https://www.cdc.gov/campylobacter/index.html
Campylobacter jejuni is known to be a trigger for GBS.