Twenty-two people from Agou, farming community in the Nkwanta South of the Oti Region have been hospitalised due to an alleged food poisoning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The victims are said to have suffered acute diarrhea and other symptoms after eating at a funeral on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While 13 of them have been admitted to Nkwanta South Municipal whilst nine others are also on admission at the Nkwanta St. Joseph Catholic Hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Medical Superintendent of Nkwanta Municipal Hospital, Dr.Theophilus Amoatey, in an interview, revealed that all the victims came with complaints of vomiting and acute diarrhea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He told Adom News\u2019 Obrempongba Owusu that all patients are responding well to treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to reports, the victims were served food including porridge, rice, Banku, Meat and Pito a locally brewed drink made from wheat and maize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said their samples have been taken to the laboratory for examination whilst a team of disease control management has been deployed to the community for proper investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At St Joseph Catholic Hospital\u2019 the nursing officer, David Amenudzi, and colleagues who were on duty when the victims were admitted, said most of them were not in any life-threatening situation at the time of admission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, some of the patients and relatives interviewed from the two hospitals said they ate rice, banku and meat, after which they had diarrhea and severe stomach pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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