130 of Telangana's residential school fall sick; Over 20 in hospital

The students of the minority residential school located at the Mustabad crossroad had taken chicken and brinjal curry for lunch as well as dinner on Sunday. Monday morning, most of them complained of abdominal pains while a few suffered from diarrhea and vomited.

Telangana’s minority residential girls’ high school in the state’s Siddipet town came under a panic situation finding 130 of its students falling ill altogether by Monday evening. Food poisoning has been suspected as a possible cause of their illness. Authorities said only 32 students required treatment and all of them are stable now and under observation.

The students of the minority residential school located at the Mustabad crossroad had taken chicken and brinjal curry for lunch as well as dinner on Sunday. Monday morning, most of them complained of abdominal pains while a few suffered from diarrhea and vomited. According to the Indian Express, Doctors from the health department in Siddipet were consulted and the students were given treatment at the school itself. By evening, 20 students were shifted to the hospital while 12 others were put under treatment at the hostel.

District Medical and Health Officer (DMHO) Dr J Kashinath said the students were admitted to the general ward around 8.30 pm. “Since Tuesday morning, there have been no episodes of loose motion or vomiting. We will keep them under observation for another 24 hours and discharge them tomorrow (Wednesday). Of the 12 students who were given oral medication at the hostel, seven have recovered and five others are being observed,” he told indianexpress.com

School to conduct an in inquiry

When contacted, school principal A Srilatha said all the 332 students residing at the hostel had eaten the same food and an inquiry is in progress to find out the cause of the incident. “Over 100 students complained of abdominal pains while a few had loose motions and vomited. They were treated at the hostel itself with the support of doctors from the health department and by evening, almost everyone recovered,” the principal the media house.

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