Diarrhoea Outbreak In Kalasin

[george]

Diarrhoea outbreak in Kalasin

BANGKOK: -- In less than three months, diarrhoea has hit as many as 4,257 residents in Kalasin.

"Most of the patients are young children," Dr Somyos Srijaranai said Wednesday in his capacity as the preventive-medicine specialist at the Kalasin public-health office.

He believed the unclean drinking water and the consumption of half-cooked food were the main causes of diarrhoea.

"We have now randomly checked servings at food shops and restaurants in the province especially those selling somtam," Somyos added.

-- The Nation 2008-03-19

[kmart]

"Diarrhoea Outbreak?" How would anyone know?

[geriatrickid]

"Diarrhoea Outbreak?" How would anyone know?

Oh you would know. It's a serious illness in children, particularly in hot climates. Think dehydration. Results can be quite ghastly if not treated. Shutdown of internal functions, including renal failure. Maybe the source was tainted food, but I think the vector now is human touch. GI disruptions spread like wildfire amongst kids and I don't envy the people dealing with the sanitation fallout.