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 Posted - 07 Nov 2007 : 12:53:06
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DOSH Senior Staff Clarifies
By Yaya Bajo
Mr. Amadou Sowe, the Programme Manager at the Health Education Unit at the Department of State for Health and Social Welfare, has said in an interview with Foroyaa on Monday 5 November, 2007 that meat sold in The Gambia are free from Salmonella. Sowe corroborated his argument by pointing out that most live animals in The Gambia are inspected before they are slaughtered; that the meat is also thoroughly inspected before it is exposed for sale in the market.
The Health Education Unit Programme Manager assured that Salmonella is not a major problem in the food industry in The Gambia .He said food vendors are regularly screened before they start selling food to the public. Mr. Sowe revealed that Salmonella is a bacteria that is usually found in poultry, eggs, unprocessed milk and in meat and water. It may also be carried by pest like turtles and birds, he stated.
When he was asked to explain the kind of infection Salmonella cause, Sowe replied that Salmonella attacks the stomach and intestines. In more serious cases, the bacteria may enter the lymph tracts, which carry water and protein to the blood, and the blood it-self. The bacteria attack all age groups and both sexes, children and the elderly. People who are already ill are more likely to get a serious infection, he explained.
Mr. Sowe finally summed up the symptoms of Salmonella poisoning as diarrhea or constipation, headaches stomach cramps, nausea and vomiting, fever, and possibly, blood in the faeces.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issues
Issue No. 131/2007, 7 8 November 2007
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