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November 29, 2024
13:57
The salmonella contamination concerns 15 municipalities in the province of Trapani that were served by the company Siciliacque on water supply, wich yesterday evening indicated the presence of salmonella in the distribution network.
Traces of salmonella were found in mains water, managed by Sicily andwhich serves the province of Trapani. In the capital the problem is “extremely limited and not relevant to the vast majority of the city – said the mayor Giacomo Tranchida - Attention is focused on the small stones of Fulgatore, Ummari and Borgo Nuovo. The rest of the city will take water from Bresciana municipal wells where pollution is not recorded.
The ASP note on the salmonella emergency
The salmonella contamination, as highlighted by the ASP in a note, concerns 15 municipalities in the province of Trapani that are served by the company Siciliacque for water supply, which yesterday evening indicated the presence of salmonella in the distribution network. Though, the Trapani Asp Prevention Department has indicated that no case of salmonellosis has been reported at the moment, a pathology that has a short incubation period, from 12 to 36 hours.
The list of 15 municipalities in the province of Trapani affected by the alarm
The municipalities in question are: Alcamo, Buseto Palizzolo, Calatafimi-Segesta, Custonaci, Erice, Gibellina, Paceco, Partanna, Poggioreale, Salaparuta, Salemi, Santa Ninfa, Trapani, Valderice, Vita. Today the mayors will issue decrees banning drinking water “until the reported non-compliance is overcome”.The Asp Trapani has recommended that water be boiled for a long time or that amuchina be placed in municipal storage tanks.
As the Istituto Superiore della Sanità explains, “the severity of the symptoms of salmonella infection varies from simple disorders of the gastrointestinal tract (fever, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea) up to more serious clinical forms (bacteremia or focal infections for example ).bones and meninges) that occur especially in vulnerable subjects (elderly people, children and people with (immune system deficiencies) infected (but more commonly seen after 12-36 hours) and last for 4-7 days people can also cause an asymptomatic carrier state.
The infection is transmitted through the fecal-oral route, by ingesting contaminated food or drinks or by contact, by handling objects or small animals where salmonella is present. The main vehicles for transmission of salmonella are food, contaminated water and small domestic animals.”
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