The Provincial Delegation of the Ministry of Health in Ciudad Real has activated the relevant food and epidemiological health protocols to identify the causes of an outbreak. acute gastroenteritis In an old people’s home in the municipality of La Solana, two deaths have now occurred, affecting ten more.
As reported by the regional government, the Department of Epidemiology of the Health Delegation received a call from the Emergency Department of Manzanares Hospital this Tuesday morning, reporting two cases of acute gastroenteritis, one of whom died while being hospitalized. 7 more cases in that residence.
In contact with the residence, they are informed. death another person in the housing organization itself last Sunday.
In the first case, the onset of symptoms was on the same Sunday, and clinical picture Two cases admitted to the hospital and died at home initially consisted of gastroenteritis with diarrheal stools, and deterioration of the general condition with the presence of bleeding in the stool.
So far, in addition to the two people who lost their lives, there are ten more affected. One of them stays in the hospital. seven of them are in residence, two of them are workers.
All available now mild symptoms and in some even completely remitted.
The Health Committee requested information from the residence about the identity information of all cases; date and time of onset of symptoms; Food consumed in 72 hours before the onset of symptoms; and the distribution of cases in the center’s cafeteria.
Also, it has been necessary distribution of case rooms and informing dormitory services about overlapping staff caring for them and the need to take samples for stool culture from detected cases.
Likewise, the Food Safety department was informed so that they could take the necessary precautions and official veterinary services They inspected the dormitory facilities.