They find the source of Tarazona gastroenteritis outbreak in Zaragoza’s Queles River – NIUS

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Analysis carried out in the Queles River confirmed the presence of Cryptosporidium protozoan oocysts, causing an outbreak of gastroenteritis in Tarrazona (Zaragoza), which also forced the nearby Torreras, Novalas and Los Angeles Restrictions have been implemented in the town of Fayos, in the Soriano part of the channel.

According to the Aragonese government, more than 500 people have been affected by the epidemic.Sampling was carried out at three locations in the upper part of the river: at the source of the river, the results were negative; There are also positive results downstream from the town of Vozmediano.

These results are communicated first to the National Guard Nature Conservation Service (Seprona) by the company contracted to carry out the analysis and secondly to the Ministry of Health of the Government of Aragon. The Government of Aragon explained in a note that the Ebro Hydrological Consortium (CHE) and the communities of Castile and León and Navarre.

water treatment measures

In addition, the Director of Public Health of the Aragonese Administration, Nuria Gayán, simultaneously informed the mayors of all affected municipalities about the company’s findings.

Gayan participated on Monday in a meeting with the Directorate-General for Public Health of the Ministry of Health and representatives of the Autonomous Regions of Castilla and León and Navarra, where the three regions reported registered cases and the healthy adoption of public health measures.

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Cited sources indicate Tomorrow there will be another technical meeting between the different departments of the Aragonese government, convened by the Minister of Health, José Luis Bancalero, representative of the General Directorate of Public Health, the Provincial Health Service, the General Directorate of Interior and Emergency Situations, the Aragon Water Institute and the Municipalities of Tarazona, Novaras, Torreras and Los Fayos Will attend.

The Tarazona City Council, along with the Government of Aragon, continues efforts to implement corrective water treatment measures and monitor the presence of oocysts in the Quiles River.

Water restrictions

Restrictions on water usage on the water network continue while awaiting the release of more analysis next week.

As a result, residents of the four affected cities in Aragon are unable to drink tap water, brush their teeth or cook.

The Government of Aragon, through the General Directorate of Interior and Emergency Situations, This weekend, 10 drinking water tanks with a total capacity of 10,000 liters were installed in Tarazona, Torreras, Novaras and Los Fayos, which will be replenished according to the needs of each population.

Cryptosporidium is the causative agent of a gastroenteritis outbreak that occurred in the city of Turiazon over the weekend of September 9-10.

A total of 508 cases of gastroenteritis symptoms have been recorded since the start, with the majority of patients experiencing mild illness, with diarrhea and, in a few cases, vomiting and fever.

Stools from patients with symptoms of gastroenteritis are also analyzed for the presence of protozoan oocysts.

These analyzes have been negative since September 20 last year, leading us to consider that the cases of acute gastroenteritis detected since that date may constitute a baseline number of cases that would normally be common in this population.