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News analysis | Kerala food poisoning incident brings into focus importance of hygiene

News analysis | Kerala food poisoning incident brings into focus importance of hygiene

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The death of a 16-year-old girl, Devananda, following acute food poisoning at Cheruvathur in Kasaragod district, has brought into sharp focus the importance of maintaining utmost hygiene and care when preparing and handling food. Not just Devananda, over 30 people, mostly schoolchildren, who had consumed the same food item – chicken wrap or shawarma, a dish of […]

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Shigella Sonnie bacteria outbreak: Hospitals will be monitored, says Kasaragod district medical officer

Shigella Sonnie bacteria outbreak: Hospitals will be monitored, says Kasaragod district medical officer

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Health officials have found the presence of shigella sonnei bacteria in the stool samples collected from children who were hospitalised after being taken ill after consuming shawarma from an eatery at Cheruvathur Health officials have found the presence of shigella sonnei bacteria in the stool samples collected from children who were hospitalised after being taken […]

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