All symptomatic passengers had consumed snacks with sausages.
Miami, United States. -The special train No.18 Manzanillo-La Havana had to make an emergency stop on the afternoon of this Thursday in the Popular Council Jicotea, municipality of Ranchuelo (Villa Clara), because of a diarrheal outbreak between passengers, According to local media.
The provincial broadcaster of Villa Clara, the CMHW, informed that, after the arrest of the train, “the protocols established by the General Directorate of Health in the territory were activated to pay medical care to those affected.” As part of these measures “29 people were treated,” of which “five children and 21 adults were transferred” to the “José Luis Miranda” Pediatric Hospital and the Teaching Clinical-Surgical Hospital “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, respectively.
The provincial issuer also specified that “patients in serious condition” were not reported and that the situation was stabilized by the rapid health response and local authorities. The place and government authorities of Villa Clara and the municipality of Ranchuelo, who supervised the attention and epidemiological control, according to official media, attended the place.
The CMHW attributed The “main cause of attention” to food poisoning that resulted in “an emético syndrome with mild isotonic dehydration in most cases.” “All patients are stable, without complications and under a medical hydration and surveillance scheme,” said Neil Reyes Miranda, director of the Provincial Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology in Villa Clara.
The children’s patients identified by the CMHW were: Ashly Torres Sánchez (6 years old, Granma), with Esthetic Syndrome; LIA ISABELLA EDUARDO VARELA (two years, Granma), with light syndrome and light isotonic dehydration, in hydration; Carlos Daniel Acosta (Six years, Havana), with Esthetic Syndrome; Jenifer Jasmin Silveira Fonseca (11 years, Granma), with Esthetic Syndrome and Light Isotonic Dehydration; and Ander Axel Peña Cedeño (four years, Granma), “waiting for complete diagnostic confirmation”, in a stable state.
In the Hospital “Arnaldo Milián Castro” 20 adults were attended, with the main diagnosis of mild dehydration due to food poisoning. “The clinical picture presented by all patients is consistent with a favorable food poisoning. No serious or critical cases are reported. The prognosis for all patients is highly favorable. Its progressive medical discharge is expected in the next 24-48 hours, once the rehydration has been completed and confirmed by their clinical stability,” explained Dr. Juan Ramón Jorge Fernández, vice-director of medical emergencies Center, specifying that “the epidemiological situation” was “controlled.”
This Friday, the ACN confirmed that “all patients admitted to Santa Clara due to food poisoning aboard the Manzanillo-La Havana Special Train” had been “given medical discharge” and were “heading to the capital.” The decision was adopted after evaluating the health status of each traveler, according to Dr. Yandry Alfonso Chang, Director of Medical Assistance and Medicines of Villa Clara.
On the possible causes of the episode, the ACN quoted the director of the Provincial Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology, who reported that the epidemiological survey revealed that all symptomatic passengers had consumed snacks with sausages. He also indicated that samples were taken for laboratory analysis, a procedure that requires between 24 and 72 hours to offer results.
On the logistics front, the delegate of the Ministry of Transportation in Villa Clara, Juan Carlos Ferriol, explained to the ACN that all the passengers was transfined to buses to Havana.
According to the CMHW, “100% of travelers was performed to identify possible cases and apply the necessary epidemiological control measures.” The station reaffirmed the absence of deceased and patients in serious condition. He also reported that “the corresponding epidemiological monitoring is maintained and the causes are investigated.”
