Rotavirus Outbreak at Sejong Postpartum Care Center... Health Authorities Kept Quiet

[Asia Economy (Sejong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] It has been revealed that a postpartum care center did not report an outbreak of infectious disease among newborns under its care to health authorities.

According to Sejong City on the 7th, a newborn who was discharged from postpartum care center A in Sejong New Town on the 2nd visited a university hospital with a high fever and was confirmed to be infected with rotavirus.

Also, postpartum care center A conducted a rapid rotavirus test on 14 newborns in the facility on the same day, resulting in 7 additional positive cases, among whom 3 showed high fever symptoms and were transferred to the hospital.

However, the postpartum care center reportedly only reported the fever symptoms to health authorities and withheld information about the rotavirus infection. Currently, the center is confirmed to suspend operations until the 9th, when the rotavirus incubation period ends.

The city plans to take administrative action against postpartum care center A for failing to specifically report the group rotavirus infection among newborns.

Meanwhile, rotavirus mainly affects infants and young children aged 3 to 35 months with weak immunity, causing symptoms such as vomiting, fever, diarrhea, and dehydration upon infection.

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