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Some
800 people fall ill for food poisoning in Brazil
Source of Article: http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=187340
BRASILIA (Xinhua) -- Some 800 people, including patients, doctors and visitors,
fell ill after consuming food in a hospital in Palmas, in center-northern Brazil,
Brazilian media reported.
These
people showed symptoms of poisoning after consuming food on Thursday in the
General Hospital of Palmas, the main medical center of Tocantins
state.
Experts from the Epidemiological and Health Surveillance would inspect the
hospital to find out what caused the poisoning.
Meals in the hospital are prepared by a company contracted by the state's
Department of Health. The same company is also in charge of the hospital's cleaning.
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