Yesterday (8th) evening, according to the CCTV news client report: On September 6, some netizens reported that a group food poisoning incident occurred in students at Taoyuan County Vocational Secondary School in Hunan Province, and a large number of students appeared vomiting, diarrhea and other symptoms, and were urgently sent to the hospital for treatment.
On September 7, Taoyuan County officials issued a notice saying that the incident occurred on the morning of September 1, when a total of 90 students experienced abdominal pain, vomiting and fever of varying degrees.
Afterwards, after the investigation of the three levels of disease control centers of Hunan Province, city and county, it was confirmed that the disease was caused by Shigella infection, and it was determined that the staff of the canteen of the school was the source of infection.
As of 11:30 on the 8th, 88 students treated at the county people's hospital have been discharged from the hospital, 2 are still hospitalized, and 2 have been transferred to a hospital in Changde City for treatment.
Good reminder
What is Shigella?
Shigella belongs to the genus Shigella of the Enterobacter family, also known as Dysentery bacillus, which is a gram-negative bacillus, aerobic or facultative anaerobic, and is currently one of the main pathogens of intestinal infections.
Humans are highly susceptible to dysentery bacillus.
Food poisoning caused by Shigella
What are the clinical symptoms?
Shigella food poisoning refers to bacterial food poisoning caused by Shigella, which invades the tissues of the intestinal mucosa and releases endotoxins to cause symptoms. Mainly occurs in summer and autumn, and the risk factors for poisoning are mainly unclean drinking water, cold cuts and cold dishes.
The incubation period is usually 1 to 3 days.
Symptoms include severe abdominal pain, diarrhea (watery stools, mucus-pus-blooded stools), fever, tenesmus, and, in severe cases, spasms and shock. Shigella can spread rapidly under unhygienic and densely populated conditions.
Prevention of Shigella infection
What are the measures?
Drink water that meets hygiene standards and do not drink raw water and water that may be contaminated.
When buying vegetables and other foods, be sure to ensure the freshness of the ingredients; at the same time, vegetables should be thoroughly washed and soaked before eating.
Vegetables should be heated as much as possible and eaten, and cold dishes and cold dishes that may be contaminated with ingredients should not be consumed.
Source: Jinan Times