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One Dead, 92 Sick in Suspected Food Poisoning at Hyderabad Mental Health Hospital

Sweets served on Telangana Formation Day are suspected to have triggered the outbreak, prompting the government to dismiss the diet contractor pending laboratory analysis

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The Superintendent of IMH has issued an order terminating the services of diet contractor following the food poisoning at Institute of Mental Health (IMH) Hyderabad,

Overview

  • Patients at the Institute of Mental Health in Erragadda began showing nausea, vomiting and diarrhea on June 2 after consuming sweets during Formation Day celebrations
  • A 30-year-old patient, identified as Karan, was found unresponsive and later died at Osmania General Hospital despite resuscitation efforts
  • Telangana Health Minister C. Damodar Raja Narasimha ordered a formal inquiry and terminated the services of the hospital’s diet contractor
  • Borabanda police have registered a case of “suspicious death” and food and water samples have been sent to the Institute of Preventive Medicine for microbiological testing
  • Of the 92 affected patients, 18 have been shifted to OGH for closer monitoring while 74 remain stable under observation at IMH