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Singapore News // Weekend, January 5, 2008
Soldiers down with upset stomachs
AT LEAST 118 Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) servicemen at Pasir Laba
Camp came down with gastrointestinal disease on Thursday. Symptoms
included diarrhoea and in some severe cases, vomiting.
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Today understands that they were struck down with the illness after
they had apparently consumed meals on Wednesday at the camp's
cookhouses. None of the camp's cookhouses have been closed while
investigations are ongoing.
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As a standard practice, food samples are taken from meals consumed
by servicemen and kept for three days before they are disposed of.
Samples from Wednesday's meals are now being tested and the results
will be known on Sunday.
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Mindef spokesperson Colonel Darius Lim said the 118 SAF servicemen
suffered mild symptoms of gastrointestinal disease. Appropriate
medical treatment and rest in camp were accorded to the affected
servicemen, he added.
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Pasir Laba Camp at Jurong is considered the home of SAF Warrant
Officers and Specialists, housing the School of Infantry
Specialists (Sispec) among other units.
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At least 20 servicemen from a Sispec company of 100 trainees had
reported sick from food poisoning on Thursday, said one soldier.
Leong Wee Keat
