Food poisoning sickens more than 100 students in E. China
( 2003-10-14 00:20) (Xinhua)
A food poisoning outbreak struck more than 100 students Sunday night in
a high school in Ningbo city, east China's Zhejiang Province, sources said
Monday.
All the sick students were from Zhejiang Vocational College of Commerce,
which houses more than 5,000 students.
Two emergency rooms of Ningbo No. 2 Hospital and the Women and Children's
Hospital were packed by students seeking treatment. They suffered from
stomachache, vomiting and diarrhea.
It is suspected that infected food or pesticide residue on vegetables might
have been the cause of the outbreak, according to doctors.
Sources said at least 10 students are still hospitalized for further medical
observation and students of the college said the number of sickened students
could reach 150.
The exact number of those affected was still unclear since the local
government, hospitals and the college refused to comment on the issue.
Local health departments took away food samples from the college for further
tests to find the cause of the outbreak.
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