Ansan City, Gyeonggi Province, today (26th) said that there was an increase in the number of patients with hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS, aka Hamburger's disease) among patients related to group A food poisoning accidents located in Sangnok-gu.

As a result, there were 15 children with symptoms of hemolytic uremic syndrome associated with this kindergarten.

The city reported that children with new hemolytic uremic syndrome symptoms are not children who have been hospitalized, and the symptoms are not severe.

As a result of the hospitalization of this child, 23 patients (20 preschoolers and 3 family members of the original family) were hospitalized due to the food poisoning accident.

Inpatients are receiving decentralized treatment in nine hospitals, including Anyang and Seoul, in addition to two hospitals in Ansan.

However, city health officials said that children receiving kidney dialysis treatment as a symptom of hemolytic uremic syndrome were initially reduced from 5 to 1 today, down to 4 children.

As of 1 PM today, there were 102 cases of food poisoning, two more than yesterday.

The intestinal hemorrhagic E. coli test conducted by health officials to 295 people including native students, family members, and school staff has been evaluated as 49, and 99 are waiting for the test results.

The remaining 147 are voice.

One teacher was included in the positive test, but the teacher has no symptoms and is in isolation.