Hepatitis A outbreak in Kiev: What is the reason
Experts say that the water from centralized networks met the sanitary standards
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The cause of the hepatitis A outbreak in the Solomenskiy district of Kiev could be water that was contaminated in the networks of houses that do not serve the Kyivvodokanal. Water in the centralized system of the city meets the standards.
About it stated in Kyivvodokanal.
The other day the chief sanitary doctor of the capital Sergey Chumak reportedthat the probable cause of a viral disease among the people of Kyivans was the « one -time ingress of dirty water into the water supply network. »
This is evidenced by the results of the analyzes that have shown a slight excess of ammonia, which may indicate contamination with impurities. Simultaneously Water quality meet the state sanitary standardssaid Sergey Chumak.
Kyivvodokanal experts confirm this and note that the absence of deviations from the normative indicators in the water also certified at the State Institution « Kyiv City Center for Control and Prevention of Diseases of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine ».
« Every day the quality of drinking water is controlled at all stages of its preparation, throughout the technological chain: at treatment facilities, before submitting to the distribution network of Dniprovskaya and Desnyansk water supply stations of Kyivvodokanal, at pumping stations and directly in the distribution water supply network »– experts explained.
Kyivvodokanal noted that immediately after the outbreak, water samples in Solomenskiy district were taken, re -fence was carried out on May 19 and 20. All studies did not reveal any deviations from the sanitary standards.
They explained that pollutionwhich is probably caused by hepatitis A outbreak could happen in networks inside housesthat does not serve the Kyivvodokanal.
« For the condition of water supply networks, which are in technical basements and to which domestic networks are attached, are corresponded to legal and natural persons in which they are owned or used.
Residential holders are advised to wash the intra -house networks regularly to avoid such secondary contamination « – experts said.
We will remind, as of May 20 in Kiev hepatitis A Diagnosed 76 people, including 35 children. Experts believe that there were four foci of the city in the city – two family and two in educational establishments.
The capital continues to test the locals for the disease.
