As stated in the message of the center, published On September 13, a total of 93 people fell ill: 92 children and one mother who became infected from a child.
She and 14 children are still in the infectious diseases hospital. Another 78 children are being treated on an outpatient basis.
The first cases of poisoning were reported to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention on 8 September. After the 11th, no new cases of the disease were recorded.
An epidemiological investigation was carried out at the school, during which they found out: the cause of the poisoning was the use of dishes prepared in the school catering unit.
“As of September 13, the outbreak has been deciphered – the source of the causative agent of the infection has been identified (Staphylococcus aureus was isolated from the throat / nose and feces of four employees of the catering department),” the center said.
They explained that the bacteria got into the food during cooking. Staphylococcus aureus was found in three of the 12 samples analyzed, including paella and schnitzel.
As a result of poisoning suffered students of grade 18, these are children of primary school age. After the outbreak of an infectious disease, the school was transferred to the online learning mode, the police opened criminal proceedings on h. 1 tbsp. 325 (violation of sanitary rules and norms for the prevention of infectious diseases) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
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