Costa Rica Health Ministry Opens Investigation into Mass Illness at Alajuela School
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- The Costa Rican Social Security Fund treated 104 children at three health centers after an apparent food poisoning incident at a school in La Guácima, Alajuela.
- The Health Ministry has opened an epidemiological and health investigation.
- Authorities are awaiting laboratory results to determine what caused the illnesses.
Costa Rica’s Health Ministry has opened an epidemiological and health investigation after more than 100 children became ill at a school in La Guácima, Alajuela.
The Costa Rican Social Security Fund, known as the CCSS, treated 104 minors at three health centers. Authorities are investigating the incident as an apparent case of mass food poisoning.
The Health Ministry continues its work in La Guácima and is awaiting laboratory analyses to clarify what caused the illnesses.
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