IMPHAL, Sep 20: At least 17 people including a pregnant woman and a minor girl have been admitted to JNIMS and RIMS hospitals after consuming dish made of fermented soya-bean.
Those undergoing treatment at RIMS Hospital have been identified as Athokpam Ibemcha (30), her husband A Tiken, father-in-law Mangi (60), mother-in-law Maipakpi of Canchipur Pichu Lampak, and two guests namely Thongam Bijeta (18) of Thoubal Khekman and Ningthoujam Naresh (12) of Tentha Mathak Leikai.
Ibemcha is said to be in the fourth month of pregnancy.
Those admitted to JNIMS Hospital have been identified as Tensubam Sanajaobi (44) w/o Rushia, Tensubam Kanankumar (25), Tensubam Bebe (28), Tensubam Athoi (2), and a guest of the Tensubam family Ningombam Sangita (22) of Wangkhei Khunou.
Condition of some is said to be serious.
The other victims of apparent food poisoning case are Wangkhem Ahanbi (60), W Ichal (40), W Abe (22), W Tomchou (65) and W Ruhinikumar (45), all from Kakwa Lamdaibung.
These people are said to have been admitted to the hospitals last evening and this morning.
They reportedly consumed the fermented soyabean dish on September 17 and 18. According to relatives of some of the victims, the fermented soyabean was purchased from a local lady identified as Wangkhem Pramo (60).
Pramo is informed to have bought the soyabean from SK Variety Store, Kakwa Bazar.
Speaking to news-persons, Imphal West Food Safety standard Wing’s Food Safety Officer Yumnam Satyajit said that he had personally assessed condition of the patients and soon a test would be conducted on both the soyabean seeds as well as the fermented soyabean.
Some of the victims have reportedly returned for further treatment as they continued to suffer from loose motion and vomiting after discharge from the hospitals.
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