Sri Lanka: Factory employees hit by food
poisoning
Source of
Article: http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/08/12/news11.asp At
least 70 employees of a garment factory were hospitalized following food
poisoning on Sunday. Of them, 17 are still undergoing treatment at the
Gampaha District General Hospital. The rest were discharged after the
treatment. Gampaha
District General hospital Medical Superintendent Dr. Dhammika Mayadunna said
the employees of the garment factory in Yakkala who had gone on a trip to
Trincomalee on Saturday had reported of food poisoning after consuming food
from a restaurant in Nilaveli. While
returning from the trip they were complaining of stomachache. Initially 53
patients were admitted to hospital with signs and symptoms of food poisoning
on Sunday. Another 17 were admitted on Monday with the same problem. It was
confirmed that they were suffering from food poisoning due to the food taken
during the trip," Dr. Mayadunna told the Daily News. He
said most of the patients had been discharged. "Around 17 patients are
still being treated at the hospital and the rest were discharged," he
added. |
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