Mississippi Shelter Closed After Doctors Fear Tainted Water Gave Patients Dysentery
09-03-2005 9:52 PM
BILOXI, Miss. -- Officials closed a shelter Saturday because more than 20 people there fell ill, and doctors believe the patients may have contracted dysentery from tainted water.
Another 20 people in the area also were treated for vomiting and diarrhea.
The shelter at a Biloxi school had been without water and power since Katrina hit Monday. About 400 people had been staying there, and doctors said some may have ignored warnings to stay away from water.
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