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FROM
CUBA
Hepatitis in drinking water causes alarm
in Cienfuegos
CIENFUEGOS, Cuba - June 5 (Luis Miguel
González, Cubanacán Press
/ www.cubanet.org) - Residents of the Junco
Sur neighborhood in Cienfuegos became alarmed
May 24 after authorities reported water
tanks were contaminated with hepatitis.
Some residents, mostly children, were reported
hospitalized as a result of the contamination.
Several mothers said their children had
headaches and changes in their skin color
after drinking the water, and that the ailment
had been confirmed after clinical tests.
The municipal Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology
stated the contamination could have been
caused by the tanks' proximity to pig pens
in the area.
In the absence of guidance by sanitary authorities,
residents took it upon themselves to find
a solution for their problem, emptying their
water tanks onto the streets.
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