The health department has decided to conduct further tests in the case of shigella sonnei bacteria, which has been found to cause food poisoning in people who had shawarma and water from an eatery in Cheruvathur in Kasaragod district.
In a case of suspected food poisoning, a 16-year-old schoolgirl died and around 30 others fell sick after allegedly having shawarma from an eatery in Cheruvathur
A.T. Manoj, Deputy District Medical Officer said that there is nothing to panic about, but “considering an outbreak of the bacteria, as many people have been admitted to the hospital with the symptoms after consuming the food and water from the eatery, the hospitals have been informed to closely monitor such cases that have symptoms of vomiting, fever and diarrhea,” he said.
