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Bacteria infection downs 105 pupils in E China

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-10-17 08:20

HANGZHOU - More than 105 pupils, hospitalized by bacteria infection in a primary school in east China's Zhejiang province since Thursday, have all recovered, local health authorities said Saturday.

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The sickened pupils, who were suffering from fever, diarrhea and vomiting on Thursday afternoon in Zhongxin primary school in Yunxi county, had been sent to hospitals for treatment.

The cause of the accident is under investigation, local authorities said. The pathogen has been confirmed as shigella dysenteriae, which the students may have caught through the food and water in the dining hall of Zhongxin primary school.

Health and education departments have ordered strengthened efforts to monitor the health condition of the pupils in Zhongxin primary school and improve sanitary management in its dining hall.