Kochi: Over 65 guests, including a pregnant woman, who attended a wedding function at Udayamperoor here were hospitalised due to food poisoning on Sunday.
The victims, who visited the groom’s house at Malakkad on the eve of the marriage on Saturday, complained of difficulties including nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, stomach cramp, and fever among other symptoms on Sunday morning.
Over 60 victims were rushed to Trippunithura Taluk Hospital, and the pregnant woman was shifted to Ernakulam General Hospital.
"Their condition is stable; however, a few are under observation due to a slight fever," said a health official.
According to the victim, the food poisoning was caused after consuming a fish curry at the wedding feast.
The hospital authorities acted on a war footing, converting the male ward on the ground floor of the hospital into one exclusively for treating food poisoning victims.
The health workers, including doctors and nursing assistants who had left the hospital after their duty got over, were immediately recalled to deal with the emergency situation.
More people continued to pour in late into the night, complaining of stomach aches.
Mulanthuruthy Panchayat President Raju P. Nair has directed the Health Department officials to submit a report of the incident at the earliest.
