The Ministry of Well being and Inhabitants has confirmed in a assertion on Sunday, 22 September, that ingesting water samples taken from water stations within the Higher Egyptian governorate of Aswan are “protected” and free from “microbiological modifications.”
During the last week, hospitals in Egypt’s southern governorate of Aswan obtained a sudden surge of gastroenteritis instances. The commonest signs included acute diarrhea, vomiting, and nausea. Out of 200 instances admitted to hospitals in Aswan, all however 43 have been discharged.
Well being Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar defined on Saturday that the instances have been primarily brought on by acute intestinal flu, possible attributable to contaminated meals or drink.
Abdel Ghaffar had dispatched his deputy and a workforce from the Preventive Drugs Sector to Aswan to watch the scenario on Saturday. Samples have been additionally taken from the houses of affected people.
The ministry famous that hospital admissions have risen by 10 to fifteen % for the reason that outbreak of intestinal catarrh instances. Nonetheless, it clarified that, in response to the World Well being Group (WHO), 80 % of such instances don’t require hospitalization and could be handled at residence.
These admitted to the hospital both had persistent sicknesses or delayed looking for remedy for intestinal catarrh.
Abdel Ghaffar stated, at a press convention which came about on 21 September, that the majority instances affected by diarrhea have been concentrated within the areas of Abu Al-Rish and Daraw in Aswan.
The scenario in Aswan is reportedly enhancing, with the variety of intestinal catarrh instances on the decline.
