Three children remain hospitalized after a mass poisoning in Dagestan.

Three of six children who were hospitalized with symptoms of an intestinal infection have been discharged from the Kazbekovsky District Hospital.

As reported by the Caucasian Knot, by November 1, 10 children from the village of Dylym in the Kazbekovsky District had been diagnosed with symptoms of an intestinal infection. Six of them were hospitalized in the infectious diseases department of the Kazbekovsky Central District Hospital, while the rest were referred for outpatient treatment. By November 2, the condition of those hospitalized had improved, the Dagestan Ministry of Health reported.

Three children hospitalized with signs of an intestinal infection have been discharged from the Kazbekovskaya Central District Hospital after treatment, the Dagestan Ministry of Health reported today on its Telegram channel.

"As of today, three children remain in the hospital. Their condition is close to satisfactory, and they will also be discharged home soon," the publication stated.

As a reminder, laboratory tests have identified the pathogen in Dylym as Shigella (the causative agent of dysentery). According to Rospotrebnadzor, the children were infected by kindergarten staff. Childcare facilities in the village are temporarily closed.

In June 2024, at least 228 people were hospitalized in Buynaksk following a mass poisoning. Rospotrebnadzor stated that tap water was the source of the contamination. In January 2021, another mass water poisoning occurred in Buynaksk, with 359 people seeking medical attention. Following a criminal investigation, the head of Buinakskvodokanal was fined only 100,000 rubles, although the prosecutor had demanded an even smaller fine of 50,000 rubles.

Mass poisonings in Buinaksk are occurring due to sewage leaking into worn-out water supply networks and illegal taps into the water supply system, experts noted.