Undiagnosed Food-borne disease – India
- July 31, 2021
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55 people fell ill in Wazwan, Jammu Kashmir on Saturday due to suspected food poisoning from mutton.
Health officials and locals said that soon after the villagers ate the food at a wedding, they reported symptoms of vomiting, dysentery, and fever.
Some of them received treatment at Sub District Hospital Kupwara with another 30 people who had similar symptoms be admitted the next day.
Photo: Artist rendering of a pathogen.
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