Matale, Sri Lanka: Bad food sickens hundreds of school children, kills at least one

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Archive Number 20100214.0525
Published Date 14-FEB-2010
Subject PRO/AH/EDR> Foodborne illness, fatal - Sri Lanka, RFI

FOODBORNE ILLNESS, FATAL - SRI LANKA, REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
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Date: Sun 14 Feb 2010
Source: Lankapuvath [edited]
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Many of the students who were hospitalized due to poisoning of food
in the Matale district have left the hospitals. According to Police
Spokesman SP Prishantha Jayakodi, a total of 114 students from 3
schools in Matale were admitted to the hospital after consuming the
noon meal provided to them by the school on 10 Feb 2010. A grade 4
student of the Buddhagosha Vidyalaya died on admission to the
hospital. One supplier has supplied food to all 3 schools.

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[The cause of this presumed foodborne illness resulting in a fatality
cannot be assessed from the minimal information in the posting.
Information needed includes symptom complex, presence or absence of
fever, and incubation period. Potential etiologies include both
infectious and toxic etiologies. More information on this outbreak
and etiology would be greatly appreciated. - Mods.LL/MPP]
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Re: Matale, Sri Lanka: Bad food sickens hundreds of school children, kills at least one

This is the original article. The name of the deceased child, as well as the arrest of the food provider were edited out in the ProMED post.

http://www.lankapuvath.lk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&catid=46%3Ageneral&id=5884%3Amany-victims-of-matale-food-poisoning-now-discharged-&Itemid=70

Many victims of Matale food poisoning now discharged
Sunday, 14 February 2010 11:58
(Colombo Lankapuvath February 14) Many of the students who were hospitalized due to poisoning of food in the Matale district have left the hospitals.

According to Police Spokesman SP Prishantha Jayakodi, a total of 114 students from three schools in Matale were admitted to the hospital after consuming the noon meal provided to them by the school on the 10th of February.

A grade 04 student of the Buddhagosha Vidyalaya, Kavishka Dhananjani died in admission to the hospital.

One supplier has supplied food to all three schools while both he and his wife who were taken in to custody were produced in courts yesterday (13) said the Police Spokesman.

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Re: Matale, Sri Lanka: Bad food sickens hundreds of school children, kills at least one

http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/woalert_read.php?glide=EH-20100215-24939-LKA&cat=dis&lang=eng

Same text as above, but RSOE EDIS has accidentally mistaken the mention of a deceased 4th grade student as 4 dead students.