The municipality of La Plata will mount this Saturday an operation to prevent the installation of choripán and hamburger stalls in the vicinity of the Estudiantes stadium compared to the cases of poisoning registered in Berazategui due to the possible consumption of meat and offal in poor condition.
The commune informed the institution of the measure, according to a statement, but asked the population to refrain from the consumption of this type of food due to the registration of shigella and salmonella bacteria.
The Buenos Aires Ministry of Health, together with the municipality of Berazategui, are investigating cases of possible poisoning with contaminated meat and offal following the confirmation of the death of two men aged 48 and 36 following being hospitalized with symptoms of diarrhea and vomiting.
In their study, the provincial authorities detected the presence of both bacteria, which is attributable to the ingestion of food in poor condition.
Posteriorlytwo other people aged 40 and 47 were admitted in the same Buenos Aires party with the same painting as the deceased. Estudiantes will receive Tigre this Saturday from 7:15 p.m. at the UNO Stadium for the first date of the Professional League.
What is shigella?
Shigellosis, also called bacillary dysentery, is an infection caused by bacteria of the genus Shigella. Shigella is a highly enteroinvasive bacterium; its habitat is the colon and the main reservoir is the human.
How is it transmitted?
The transmission of the bacteria is through direct or indirect contact of water and food contaminated with fecal matter from infected people.. This can be due to contaminated water, pests (flies), or lack of hygiene in food preparation.
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Data from the National Ministry of Health showed that during the period from 2010 to 2012, shigella spp was the main cause of bacterial diarrhea that occurred in Argentina.
What are the symptoms of shigella?
According to the specialized site medlineplus.govsymptoms usually appear regarding 1 to 7 days (with an average of 3 days) following being in contact with the bacteria.
Symptoms are: sharp (sudden) abdominal pain or cramps, high fever, nausea, vomiting, watery or bloody diarrhea.
The ANMAT (National Administration of Medicines, Food and Medical Technology) specifies that “in the characteristic cases of the disease, the feces contain blood and mucus (dysentery), as a consequence of the appearance of ulcers in the mucosa and confluent microabscesses in the crypts. of the colon”.
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How can you prevent contracting the shigella bacteria?
The municipality’s Secretary of Public Health and Hygiene recalled the importance of complying with hygiene measures and care in handling food, as well as maintaining the cold chain and frequent hand washing.
The ANMAT did the same, with the following recommendations:
- Washing foods that are eaten raw with safe water, especially fruits and vegetables.
- Chlorination of water when it is not safe, using two drops of bleach for every liter of water.
- If a safe supply of drinking water is not available, it is advisable to treat/boil drinking water and use it for food preparation.
- Avoid drinking water from pools, rivers, lakes, or recreational waters.
- Cooking food at the time it is going to be consumed and peeling the fruit can be measures to manage the risk.
- Given the low infectious dose, patients diagnosed with Shigella infections should not handle food or drinks until the microorganism disappears from the feces.
Fortunately, an increase in cases of diarrhea in primary health care centers (CAPS) as well as in the Evita Pueblo hospital was not registered in Berazategui.
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