Eastern Cape Emergency Services responded to alleged food poisoning at Gobisizwe Agricultural School in Mthatha. The emergency call was received at about 13h00.
It is alleged that the scholars ate rice and lucky star fish at the school.
Seven EMS Ambulances, three PTV’s, three EMS Rescue vehicles and one helicopter attended to the scholars.
The EMS brigade was partnered by the SAPS, OR Tambo Disaster, OR Tambo Environmental Health
Practitioners and Department of Education Officials. The scholars exhibited the following symptoms;
vomiting, abdominal cramps, diarrhea, nausea, dizziness and some experienced seizures.
The scholars were transported to Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital, Mthatha Regional Hospital and
Ngangelizwe Community Health Centre. In total there were 131 scholars that were seen at the three health
facilities. Whilst others were ferried by Ambulances and Patient Transport Vehicles, one student was air lifted to NMAH.
Currently there is one student who is admitted at NMAH whilst the other two are being monitored at Mthatha Regional Hospital and are being rehydrated.