Gastroenteritis outbreak in Tarazona: 234 people affected

234 people affected gastroenteritis outbreak Registered in the city of Zaragoza Tarazona. The alarm was raised last Sunday after many of the town’s more than 10,000 residents suffered from the same illness.

On Thursday, the Health Secretary of the Regional Administration, José Luis Bancalero, said that the water analysis that had been carried out was “completely correct” and that the epidemiological procedures followed in this type of pathology ““It has not yet been discovered what the original focus was,” so the investigation will continue..

Although not focused on water, Bancalero has announced that it will carry out hyperchlorine disinfection of Tarazona’s drinking water sanitation network. He explained that this was “a special measure” This is done as a precaution, “not because it’s necessary”and recalls that within a few hours, “you wouldn’t be able to continue drinking the water or use it to wash or shower” because it would cause irritation.

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On Monday, the Tarazona City Council issued a warning advising people “not to drink tap water or even use it for cooking.” According to the city council, the management of the local health center has informed the city council and the Directorate-General of Public Health that they have recorded a “significant increase in cases of gastroenteritis”. They also announced that work was underway “to conduct relevant analyzes to determine the origins of the outbreak.”

They explained in parliament that the advice would remain in place until further notice, which would be taken “once the origin of the outbreak has been confirmed and the necessary steps have been taken to address it”. They have not revealed the cause of the outbreak of infected people.

They detailed that on Tuesday and Wednesday, Presbyterian began delivering bottled water to the most vulnerable, “people with limited mobility and elderly people who cannot supply it.”

“Enteric pathogens are often transmitted through contaminated water or food, some of which have low infectious doses and can be transmitted from person to person,” the Quirón Slud medical team said. Symptoms include fever, vomiting, abdominal pain and moderate or Severe diarrhea.

General treatment for gastroenteritis includes staying hydrated by taking oral rehydration serum. Although it is generally believed that Replacing the intake of said serum with an isotonic drink is inappropriate and may even be dangerous. or similar situations, which may even worsen clinical manifestations because of inappropriate composition.

If oral fluids are not available at home, hospitalization may be required to rehydrate the body through a nasogastric tube or intravenously. In other cases, drugs such as ondansetron may be used; sometimes in cases of frequent and severe vomiting.

*Information prepared by Europa Press