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Since the evening of October 9, many citizens in Tokat center applied to hospitals with stomach and intestinal complaints.
Tokat Governorship made a written statement regarding the health applications experienced in the city center since the evening of October 9.
In the statement, "After applications were made to our health institutions with complaints of nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea in the evening hours of Friday, October 9, in the center of our city, an investigation was initiated by our relevant institutions. A total of 2 thousand 914 citizens applied to our health institutions as of 08.00 on Sunday, October 11, and the follow-up and treatment of 18 of our children continues in our hospitals. The general health conditions of our children under treatment are good and they are closely followed by our health teams. In order to determine the cause of the complaints, the relevant institutions "Work continues under the coordination of our institutions."
Tokat Governorship announced that 2 thousand 914 citizens have applied to hospitals in the city center with complaints of nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea since Friday evening, October 9, 2026. 6 of the 18 hospitalized children were discharged, the others are in good condition. Drinking water samples were sent to Ankara Public Health Reference Laboratory, results are expected within 3 days. The Governorship recommended that tap water should not be used for drinking and food preparation. Tokat Municipality stated that no sewage water is mixed into the network and the health complaints are not related to the infrastructure.

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Since October 9, 2 thousand 914 people applied to health institutions in Tokat center with complaints of nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. While the treatment of 18 children continued, authorities started an investigation on drinking water samples.

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