At least nine people
died and dozens more became ill after eating contaminated food at a Peruvian
funeral.
Initial tests by the
country's health department found insecticides in the food served to mourners
on Monday in Ayacucho, a southern Andean region of Peru.
Officials investigating
the case have taken samples to test the food and beverages that were served to
determine the exact contaminants, according to a statement from Peru's Ministry
of Health.
Fifty-two people became
ill, according to Peru's civil defense agency.
A statement from the
health ministry says two of the victims, a 2-year-old baby and a pregnant
woman, are both expected to make full recoveries.
"My condolences
and solidarity with the families of the deceased in Ayacucho, who died from
suspected food poisoning," Minister of Health Silvia Pessah said in an
official tweet.
The ages of the
deceased ranged from 12 to 78-years-old.
Peru's civil defense
agency Indeci said that a number of patients had been evacuated from the
southern Andean region to the capital city of Lima.
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