Suspected food poisoning leaves 30 Limpopo pre-schoolers in hospital

Suspected food poisoning leaves 30 Limpopo pre-schoolers in hospital

More than 50 people, including 30 preschool children, have been admitted to a local hospital near Polokwane suffering from suspected food poisoning.

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Hospital Beds / Pexels

It's believed the group, from the Masehlong - Moletjie area, ate contaminated food during a graduation ceremony on Friday.


The Limpopo health department's Niel Shikwambana says most of the patients will be kept in hospital overnight.


“Kids and parents were attending a graduation ceremony for a preschool around Moletjie, where of cause they ate and drank and started to complain about abdominal pain.”

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