30 students fall sick at military camp
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EVERYTHING from chili soybeans to damp raincoats are being blamed after more than 30 high school students fell ill during military training this week.
Students complained of rashes, fever and diarrhea during the camp in the Oriental Land in suburban Qingpu District, Shanghai Morning Post reported yesterday.
The Shanghai Education Commission said all the students have recovered and none were hospitalized.
They were among nearly 1,200 students from three high schools in Baoshan District who received military training last week.
They developed the symptoms on Sunday and Monday after the training was over.
A blood test showed bacteria infections in five students, said a doctor surnamed Wang at Baoshan Hospital.
The cause is unknown and investigations are under way.
In the meantime, all military training programs in the Oriental Land have been suspended, the commission said.
Students told a reporter they suspected that a strong-smelling chili soybean dish in their last meal may have caused the diarrhea outbreak.
Others complained that raincoats they were issued with smelled musty and had mildew, which they thought caused the rashes.
One parent told the reporter she suspected that the dirty battle fatigues and bed sheets were the cause.
Zhang Yong, an official from the Baoshan District Education Bureau, said the students might have picked up bugs after getting wet and then sitting in an air-conditioned theater.
Zhang said it is common for more students to become ill at camp when it rains.
He said medical bills could be covered by student insurance.
In China, all high school students must attend a military camp every summer.
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