Dozens Of Tasikmalaya Residents Were Poisoned By Food When The Mass Khitanan Was Handled At The Karangnunggal Health Center

A number of food poisoning victims underwent medical treatment at the Karangnunggal Health Center, Tasikmalaya Regency, West Java, Thursday (3/8/2023). (ANTARA/HO-Pokja Tasikmalaya Regency Government)

TASIKMALAYA - The health team provided medical treatment for dozens of residents suspected of having food poisoning with complaints of dizziness, nausea, and vomiting after eating food at a mass circumcision and compensation for orphans in Cibatu Village, Karanganunggal District, Tasikmalaya Regency, West Java, last Tuesday. "It has been communicated, a team from the Public Health Center's Quick Action has moved to distribute drugs, one of which is oral liquid," said Head of UPTD Karanganunggal Health Center Dadan Kusnanto to reporters in Tasikmalaya, as reported by Antara, Thursday, August 3. Residents who received medical treatment by the Karangnunggal Health Center health team complained of headaches, diarrhea, weakness, nausea, and vomiting, after eating the food served at a celebration event in the area on Tuesday, August 1. The peak of patients who came to the puskesmas, he said, occurred on Wednesday afternoon, with various conditions, and whose complaints were quite serious immediately received intensive care. "It has been given infusion, medicine, some have fever but action has been taken, now it's just a matter of recovery," he said. The development of patients being treated at the Karangnunggal Health Center remains 28 people, some have been allowed to go home while still receiving medical personnel monitoring. "Until now, thank God the patients are starting to stabilize," said Dadan. He conveyed that his staff is currently not only treating residents who are victims of poisoning, but also trying to find out the cause of poisoning. The puskesmas team, he said, had taken samples of food and drinks at the celebration, as well as vomit from patients who were victims of poisoning for laboratory tests.

"We took samples of food and water samples, we have sent them to the laboratory," he said.