09/18/2020 - 8:04
Clarín.com
World
More than 3,000 people in northwest China became ill with
brucellosis
after a bacterium escaped from a biopharmaceutical plant that produces
vaccines for animals
in 2019
, as confirmed in recent hours
.
A total of
3,245 people
tested positive for this bacterium, a figure established after tests carried out since the incident, according to health authorities in Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu province, which indicated that no human transmission occurred. to human.
A city state laboratory used an
expired disinfectant
in July and August 2019 in the production of brucellosis vaccines for animals, authorities said Tuesday.
As a result,
sterilization was incomplete
and the bacteria were still present in the gas emissions of the company, the Lanzhou Biopharmaceutical Plant for Animal Husbandry.
The contaminated gas spread through the air to the nearby Veterinary Research Institute, where it infected nearly 200 people last December.
Brucellosis is transmitted by livestock or animal products.
Brucellosis is a disease transmitted by livestock or animal products.
It is not generally contagious to humans but can cause
fevers, joint pain, and headaches
.
The Lanzhou Health Bureau said on Friday that the bacteria usually originate from
sheep, cows or pigs
.
The lab had apologized earlier this year and had its license to produce brucellosis vaccines revoked.
The patients will receive
financial compensation
from October, according to the Lanzhou authorities.
With information from AFP.
JPE
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