Close to 500 sick in China from dysentery bacteria from tap water
Approximately 500 people in rural areas of eastern China have become ill with Shigella bacteria, which cause bacterial dysentery, after drinking tap water, state television CCTV announced today. As of August 20, Shou County residents, in the eastern province of Anhui, went to the hospitals in the area with fever, abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea, and the first investigations point to infection by Shigella bacteria. Presently, the majority of those affected are children and the elderly; according to local authorities, 289 of … Read more
