I am truly astounded by the apparent breath-taking speed in which the owner of the Indian rojak seller is prosecuted by the authorities even though there is no definitive cause for the outbreak.
In a statement on Tuesday night, the Health Ministry and NEA said Mr Sheik Allaudin Mohideen’s licence will be suspended pending court action. (read article here)
The food poisoning outbreak that occured two weeks ago struck 154 people after they ate Indian rojak from his stall located at the Geylang Serai Temporary Market.
The cause: Vibrio parahaemolyticus bacteria, a common cause of food poisoning associated with the consumption of raw or partially cooked seafood which was traced to the rojak stall.
Or is it really the case?
The symptoms suffered by the victims of the outbreak do not quite match with those caused by the implicated bacteria.
According to an account given by the husband of a victim, his wife had bloody diarrhoea after consuming the food. Like all bacteria in the Vibrio family, parahaemolyticus causes an explosive form of watery diarrhoea which seldom leads to death.
The presence of blood in the stools suggest other causative agents such as Salmonella, Shigella and a subtype of E Coli which are more common that Vibrio parahaemolyticus.
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In a statement on Tuesday night, the Health Ministry and NEA said Mr Sheik Allaudin Mohideen’s licence will be suspended pending court action. (read article here)
The food poisoning outbreak that occured two weeks ago struck 154 people after they ate Indian rojak from his stall located at the Geylang Serai Temporary Market.
The cause: Vibrio parahaemolyticus bacteria, a common cause of food poisoning associated with the consumption of raw or partially cooked seafood which was traced to the rojak stall.
Or is it really the case?
The symptoms suffered by the victims of the outbreak do not quite match with those caused by the implicated bacteria.
According to an account given by the husband of a victim, his wife had bloody diarrhoea after consuming the food. Like all bacteria in the Vibrio family, parahaemolyticus causes an explosive form of watery diarrhoea which seldom leads to death.
The presence of blood in the stools suggest other causative agents such as Salmonella, Shigella and a subtype of E Coli which are more common that Vibrio parahaemolyticus.
Read rest of article here:
http://wayangparty.com/?p=7770