The case of 12 students being poisoned in Nha Trang: the harmful agent has been identified

Khanh Hoa province authorities were unable to take samples of the food sold on the street that the students ate for testing, so the "cause food" could not be determined.

On April 15, the Department of Food Safety and Hygiene (Food Hygiene) of Khanh Hoa province said that there was a report on the end of the food poisoning case (NDTP) at the street food facility in front of Nguyen Van Troi High School, sidewalk 32 Han Thuyen, Xuong Huan ward, Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province.

Accordingly, at 11:10 p.m. on March 30, after receiving news that many students at Nguyen Van Troi High School had symptoms of suspected food poisoning and had to be hospitalized for treatment, the Khanh Hoa Department of Health directed the medical department to medical center, Nha Trang City Medical Center stepped in and investigated the cause.

The poisoning caused 12 students to be hospitalized. All cases had symptoms of abdominal pain, loose stools, fever, nausea, vomiting and were diagnosed by doctors as intestinal and digestive infections, acute gastritis, enteritis, and bacterial food poisoning. .

According to the Food Hygiene and Safety Department, the poisoning cases said they ate street food in front of Nguyen Van Troi High School in the morning and afternoon of March 28 and 29.

Through investigation information, food poisoning cases reported eating street food in front of Nguyen Van Troi High School in the morning and afternoon of March 28 and 29.

However, the students with food poisoning could not accurately identify the name of the vendor from whom they bought food at the sidewalk at 32 Han Thuyen in front of Nguyen Van Troi High School.

Therefore, the food poisoning investigation team coordinated with the People's Committee of Xuong Huan ward and the city police force to investigate and verify that there are 3 street food establishments serving food for students on sidewalk No. 32 Han. Thuyen.

Among Vinh Truong Primary School students admitted to Khanh Hoa Provincial General Hospital this morning, a 5th grade female student passed away.

According to information from the Department of Health, this child has an underlying heart disease. Before being admitted to the hospital, I ate sushi, then complained of fatigue and fainted, and the school called a car to take me to the emergency room. "The patient was admitted to the hospital in a state of cardiac arrest and apnea. Active emergency treatment for 30 minutes was ineffective, and the diagnosis of out-of-hospital respiratory arrest was of unknown cause," a representative of the Department of Health said, at the same time. affirmed that his death was "not due to food poisoning".

Currently, the health of the remaining patients is stable and being monitored.

According to sample testing results of Nha Trang Pasteur Institute, surface samples of food containers at Ms. Duong Thi Hoang Oanh's facility detected Salmonella spp. and Escherichia coli bacteria.

Through testing the patient's stool sample, 1 case tested positive for Salmonella spp. The investigation results also showed that up to 11/12 cases (accounting for 92%) had an incubation period of 6-24 hours, consistent with the incubation period caused by bacteria.

Accordingly, the Department of Health concluded from the above information about the incubation period and clinical symptoms; The results of the patient's food poisoning sample showed that the suspected cause was microorganisms.

Khanh Hoa Provincial Department of Food Safety and Hygiene also requested the Department of Education and Training to direct schools to coordinate with local authorities in ending street trading in school areas. Propagate to parents and students to remind their children to absolutely not use food products of unknown origin, expired dates, or food safety.

At the same time, we request the People's Committees of districts, towns and cities to direct the People's Committees of communes, wards and towns to prohibit the illegal use of roadbeds, sidewalks, corridors, common yards, common paths, and common auxiliary areas for processing, producing and trading street food. Individuals are strictly prohibited from conducting commercial activities (including street vending, selling snacks...) in school areas. Coordinate closely with schools to monitor school areas to eliminate street vendors.

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