NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO. 2957
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 25 OCTOBER 2013
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 35)
Ms C K K Mosimane (Cope) to ask the Minister of Health:
What is the number of persons who were diagnosed with e-coli bacteria in
Carolina Hospital as the result of eating contaminated food from a
dumpsite?
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REPLY:
According to the Mpumalanga Provincial Department, Carolina Hospital has
seen a few diarrheal cases in the past year. Due to the fact that these
cases were sporadic they were never referred to the laboratory for testing
and as such they could not be confirmed as caused by e-coli. However these
cases were managed in line with clinical protocols for management of
diarrhea.
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