19 people hospitalized with suspected food poisoning after a death anniversary in Hue

Hue Central Hospital, Branch 2, has just admitted 19 patients with suspected food poisoning symptoms after attending a local funeral.

On July 20, the leader of Phong Dinh ward (merged from Phong Hoa commune, Phong Binh commune and Phong Chuong commune of Phong Dien town, old Hue city) said that the locality is directing relevant units to take food samples and verify the cause after the incident of 19 people in the locality being hospitalized, suspected of food poisoning after eating at a funeral.

Many people hospitalized after party in Phong Dinh ward (Hue city)

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According to initial information, on July 19, about 50 people attended a funeral at a family in Phong Dinh ward. By the morning of July 20, many people began to show symptoms of stomachache, nausea, fever, etc. These people were taken by their families to Hue Central Hospital, branch 2, for treatment.

By late this afternoon, a total of 19 people with the above symptoms had been hospitalized, including both men and women, aged from 54 to 84 (all residing in Phong Dinh ward, Hue city).

Through examination, doctors diagnosed all 19 patients with acute gastroenteritis due to food poisoning. Among them, an elderly female patient with septic shock is being closely monitored in the Intensive Care Unit with symptoms of slow contact, intermittent abdominal pain and fatigue. The remaining patients are currently in stable health.

Initially, the patients’ relatives said that the dishes at the party were cooked by X.D. restaurant. The menu included: Jellyfish salad - shrimp, steamed squid, grilled chicken, grouper hotpot and yogurt. Most of the hospitalized cases had eaten all the dishes. The party had about 50 guests.

The Hue City Health Department has ordered the collection of samples from a number of patients for testing to find the cause. At the same time, it has directed the Food Safety Department, the Center for Disease Control, and the Phong Dien Medical Center, Hue City to coordinate in investigating and verifying the incident.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/19-nguoi-nhap-vien-nghi-ngo-doc-thuc-pham-sau-dam-gio-tai-hue-185250720195915007.htm