A food-poisoning outbreak at a school in southwest China's Yunnan Province sickened 81 students and sent another 167 to hospital over mass hysteria, a local official said on Friday.
The 248 students, from Zhuyuan Township High School in Fuyuan County, complained of vomiting and nausea after eating undercooked kidney beans for lunch on Thursday. They were put under medical observation that night, a Fuyuan County government spokesman said.
Currently, 39 students remained hospitalized with symptoms of head and stomach aches, while the others were discharged by Friday noon, the spokesman said.
Kidney beans contain lectin, a toxic agent that can cause diarrhea if the beans aren't heated thoroughly, health officials said.
Source: Xinhua
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