On May 4, the Dong Nai Department of Health announced that three children who fell seriously ill after eating Bang bread in Dong Nai have tested positive for E. coli bacteria. Further test results will be available the following day to determine if the E. coli bacteria found in their blood tests match the food samples or not.
E. coli bacteria are commonly found in fresh produce, beef, fresh milk, juice, cheese, raw fruits, and vegetables. Symptoms of E. coli infection include nausea, vomiting, and watery or bloody diarrhea, with the disease typically appearing 3-4 days after consuming contaminated food. Young children and the elderly are more susceptible to serious complications, such as hemolytic uremic syndrome, which can lead to kidney failure.
Doctors at Dong Nai Children’s Hospital are currently consulting on treatment plans for the seriously ill pediatric patients who contracted poisoning from consuming Bang bread. There have been a total of 530 suspected cases of poisoning reported from consuming Bang bread in Dong Nai, with an increase of 80 cases from the previous day. Most new patients have mild symptoms and are being treated at home.
Five seriously ill children are receiving treatment at Dong Nai Children’s Hospital, with three showing signs of improvement and two remaining on ventilators. One child had a good prognosis while another experienced a cardiac arrest during an emergency at Long Khanh Regional General Hospital. Additionally, a critically ill 6-year-old patient was transferred to Children’s Hospital 1 in Ho Chi Minh City from Dong Nai Children’s Hospital due to their condition being too severe to be treated locally