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Paratyphoid fever outbreak hospitalizes 77
By Wang Qingchu |
November 1, 2011, Tuesday
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AN outbreak of paratyphoid fever in Luocheng County, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, has sickened 107 people, most of them students.
Among the infected people, 84 were students and 77 have been hospitalized, Xinhua news agency reported today.
The epidemic hasn't been brought under control and medical experts have been dispatched to locate the source of infection, local health authorities said.
Paratyphoid fever is caused by drinking or eating contaminated water or food. Although the disease is similar to typhoid fever, its symptoms are usually less severe and include a sustained fever, headache and abdominal pain.
Luocheng had an outbreak of paratyphoid fever in 2004 when more than 400 contracted the disease. It took three months to control the outburst.
Among the infected people, 84 were students and 77 have been hospitalized, Xinhua news agency reported today.
The epidemic hasn't been brought under control and medical experts have been dispatched to locate the source of infection, local health authorities said.
Paratyphoid fever is caused by drinking or eating contaminated water or food. Although the disease is similar to typhoid fever, its symptoms are usually less severe and include a sustained fever, headache and abdominal pain.
Luocheng had an outbreak of paratyphoid fever in 2004 when more than 400 contracted the disease. It took three months to control the outburst.
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