Outbreak of infection in Poltava: students who were poisoned are in a moderate condition

Outbreak of infection in Poltava: students who were poisoned are in a moderate condition

Kyiv  •  UNN

December 6 2023, 05:28 PM • 34682 views

Students hospitalized with poisoning at the Poltava Law Institute are in a moderate condition. Medical services and police are continuing to investigate an acute intestinal outbreak linked to a student cafe.

students of the Yaroslav the wise Poltava Law Institute who were hospitalized with poisoning are in a moderate condition. This was stated by the head of the regional military administration Philip Pronin, reports UNN.

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According to him, students are currently hospitalized and  will receive medical attention. 

according to the victims, all of them ate in the public catering establishment "student cafe", which is located on the territory of the Poltava Polytechnic. They informed the police about this

- Pronin told me.

The State Food and Consumer Protection Service and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention continue their epidemiological investigation into the outbreak of acute intestinal infection. Their specialists, together with police investigators, took samples of food, drinking water and flushes from contact surfaces in the specified food establishment.

Additions 

The Yaroslav the wise Poltava Law Institute denied information about the mass poisoning of its students.

As noted in the message on the official website, information about the mass poisoning of students does not correspond to reality.

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the results of the examination will be ready in a few days. The police opened criminal proceedings.

recall

in Poltava, an outbreak of acute intestinal infection was registered among students of the Yaroslav the wise NYU Law Institute. During the night of December 6, 27 people were hospitalized with poisoning.