An unknown infection has hit the Turkish province of Tokat
Quick Look
- In the Turkish province of Tokat, an outbreak of intestinal infection has been recorded since Friday: about five thousand residents turned to doctors with complaints of nausea and diarrhea, about 70 people were hospitalized, 40 were discharged, 30 remain in hospitals.
- Authorities sent samples of drinking water to Ankara for testing to rule out the water as a source of infection.
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Why It Matters
Since Friday, widespread complaints of nausea, vomiting, stomach pain and diarrhea have been recorded in the administrative center of Tokat province. Authorities suspect an intestinal infection and are testing the drinking water.
About five thousand residents of Tokat province turned to doctors with complaints of nausea and diarrhea, about 70 people were hospitalized.
Provincial authorities reported that since Friday in the administrative center there have been massive complaints of nausea, vomiting, stomach pain and diarrhea.
The authorities sent samples of drinking water to the Ankara Ministry of Health for testing to rule out the water as a source of infection.
ISTANBUL, October 12 – RIA Novosti. About five thousand residents of the Turkish province of Tokat turned to doctors with similar complaints of nausea and diarrhea, about 70 people were hospitalized, provincial governor Abdullah Keklu said on Monday.
Provincial authorities reported that since Friday, citizens in the administrative center have been complaining en masse of nausea and vomiting, stomach pain and diarrhea.
“Since Friday, a certain infection has been recorded in the province. Today I visited those hospitalized in the Tokat hospital. At the moment, we have about five thousand calls to doctors, of which about 70 were hospitalized, 40 have already been discharged, another 30 remain in hospitals. There is no threat to life,” the governor told reporters.
According to him, the authorities sent samples of drinking water to the Ministry of Health in Ankara. “We want to make sure that the source of infection was not water. Tomorrow or by Wednesday morning we will receive information on this matter, and until then we recommend that citizens be careful with food and drink,” Keklyu noted.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Drinking water analysis results will be received by Wednesday morning
Very likely · Within days
Open Questions
- What specific pathogen caused the outbreak?
- Was the water a source of infection?
- Is there a threat of spread to neighboring regions?
