Diarrhea downs 200 at export processing firm in Philippines

Diarrhea downed 200 employees of an export processing company in Danao City on Thursday, with investigators looking at contaminated food or water as among the possible causes.

kenny.diarrheaOf the 200 affected employees of Mitsumi, two were confined at the Danao City Hospital where personnel from the Provincial Health Office examined them, GMA Cebu’s Alan Domingo reported Friday.

 The other patients were brought to other hospitals in Cebu City, the report added.

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