NDO - On March 16th, Nguyen Xuan Quy, Director of the Dak Lak Provincial Social Protection Center (under the Dak Lak Department of Health ), stated that the reason many elderly and disabled people at the Center were hospitalized with symptoms of fever, diarrhea, and vomiting was due to dysentery.
To date, a total of seven people are receiving treatment and care at Buon Ma Thuot City General Hospital. Following the incident, the Dak Lak Provincial Social Welfare Center has sprayed disinfectant, carried out thorough cleaning, and isolated several areas to prevent the spread of the disease.
Earlier, between 4 and 5 PM on March 14th, Buon Ma Thuot City General Hospital admitted six patients from the Provincial Social Welfare Center who were suffering from bloody diarrhea and exhaustion.
By March 15th, the hospital had admitted another patient with similar symptoms. The patients were aged between 60 and 80 years old and all exhibited signs of age-related debilitation, hypertension, mental disorders, difficulty communicating, and poor appetite.
At the hospital, the patients were diagnosed with suspected foodborne gastrointestinal infections.
Immediately after receiving information about a suspected food poisoning incident at the Provincial Social Welfare Center, the Office of the People's Council and People's Committee of Buon Ma Thuot City, in coordination with the City Health Center, proceeded to verify the incident.
Verification results show that the kitchen at the Provincial Social Welfare Center provides daily nutritional meals for 160 people, including children, elderly people, people with disabilities, and those in need of urgent protection.
Between March 11th and 13th, some elderly and disabled individuals exhibited symptoms of digestive disorders such as abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, and mild fever. The Provincial Social Welfare Center conducted examinations and prescribed medication to treat these symptoms.
Those suspected of food poisoning are concentrated in a designated area for the elderly and disabled who are unable to care for themselves, eat, or maintain personal hygiene. Their daily activities require assistance and care, and they are entirely dependent on staff from the Dak Lak Provincial Social Welfare Center.
By March 14th, the Provincial Social Welfare Center had transferred six of the 14 people to Buon Ma Thuot City General Hospital for treatment due to blood in their stool and exhaustion; of the remaining eight, three had recovered and five were stable with no more initial symptoms.
The stool test results of the three patients showed signs of infection with the presence of amoeba cysts, fungi, red blood cells, and white blood cells in the stool.
According to the verification results, the Provincial Social Welfare Center has complied with food safety regulations. However, there was evidence of washing the clothes of infected individuals together in the industrial washing machine.
Immediately after the incident, the Dak Lak Provincial Department of Health directed a thorough cleaning of the entire residential area and surrounding grounds of the Dak Lak Provincial Social Welfare Center using disinfectants and spraying with Cloramin B; maintaining hygienic conditions and periodically disinfecting areas where the elderly and disabled are unable to clean or care for themselves; and strictly implementing food safety and hygiene measures for the collective kitchen.
To determine the cause of several elderly and disabled individuals at the Provincial Social Welfare Center experiencing symptoms of fever, diarrhea, and vomiting requiring hospitalization, the Dak Lak Provincial Department of Health has directed the Provincial Center for Disease Control to continue collecting samples for testing to confirm the cause of the incident.
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