47 people hospitalized due to poisoning at children's camp: what we know about norovirus.

Poisoning at the camp in Lviv region

On Thursday, August 6, at 16:00, the number of hospitalized individuals due to mass poisoning at the 'Friendly Camp' children's camp in Slavske reached 47, including 45 children. Norovirus has been detected in several selected samples.

This information was confirmed by the director of the Lviv Regional Center for Disease Control and Prevention of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Natalia Ivanchenco-Timko, in a comment to 'Suspilne'.

Many children at the camp reported symptoms including nausea, abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea. All victims were transported to hospitals in Stryi, Scola, Drohobych, and Lviv.

The condition of all patients is currently improving. Norovirus was found in the samples of biological material taken from the first five patients. This virus is transmitted through water, food, and through contact with infected individuals. It causes gastrointestinal disorders and fever.

While research is ongoing, doctors continue to investigate other possible pathogens, so the exact cause of the outbreak of acute intestinal infections has not yet been determined.

Specialists from the State Food Safety and Consumer Protection Service and the Lviv Regional Center for Disease Control and Prevention of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine are working at the scene. Quality studies of water, food, surface samples, as well as examinations of camp staff are being conducted.

It is worth noting that after the mass poisoning of children in the Lviv region, doctors detected acute intestinal infection in them.

Recently, in July, more than 20 people in Vinnytsia were poisoned by shawarma.