Health · Public Health & Disease · 19 hrs ago
About 1,300 to 1,400 people seek care after illness in Tokat
In Tokat city centre in Turkey, many children and adults went to hospitals after developing nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
Health officials said about 1,300 to 1,400 people had sought care, and 15 were staying in hospital; their condition was reported as good.
The cases began around 9 p.m., first among children and later among adults.
The cause of the illnesses had not been established in the information available.
The mayor said the latest drinking-water tests, on October 5, showed no problem, and the city had found no change in the water’s smell or colour.
He also said officials had judged that sewage entering drinking-water pipes was technically unlikely.
Residents were asked to boil drinking water as a precaution until new test results are announced, expected on October 12.
About 1,300 to 1,400 people in Tokat sought hospital care after developing nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain, a health official said.
Tokat residents were advised to boil drinking water temporarily while test results are awaited.
The health official said 15 patients were hospitalized and all were in good general condition.
The mayor said the latest water tests, conducted on October 5, found no problems.
Officials said the cause of the illnesses had not been established.
- Who
- About 1,300 to 1,400 children and adults sought medical care, according to a health official.
- What
- Residents were told to boil drinking water temporarily after a large number of people reported illness.
- When
- Hospital visits began around 21:00; the date is not stated consistently in the articles.
- Where
- Tokat city centre, Turkey.
- Why
- The reason for the illnesses is not stated; officials said water test results were pending.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
We have 15 hospitalized patients, and all are in good general condition.
Until the test results are announced, I kindly ask residents to use drinking water cautiously and to boil it for a temporary period.
People began going to hospitals with nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
Tokat’s mayor and a provincial health official made statements about the illnesses and drinking water.
The mayor asked residents to boil drinking water temporarily.
- Reported hospital visits
- About 1,300–1,400
- Hospitalized patients
- 15; all in good general condition
- Latest water test
- October 5, 2026; no adverse findings reported
- City
- Tokat, Turkey
Sources
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