GIS spokesman: preliminary test results for the patient in Stargard have arrived; it is not cholera
25/07/2025 updated: 25/07/2025
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Preliminary results for the patient from Stargard indicate that it is not a toxin-producing strain. It is definitely not cholera, Marek Waszczewski, spokesman for the Chief Sanitary Inspector, told PAP, referring to the case of a woman who was admitted to the provincial hospital in Szczecin on Saturday with suspected cholera.
"The preliminary results we have indicate that this is not a toxin-producing strain. It is definitely not cholera; the final results will be confirmed on Monday," Marek Waszczewski, spokesman for the Chief Sanitary Inspector, told PAP on Friday.
On Saturday, a patient from the hospital in Stargard was admitted to the provincial hospital in Szczecin with suspected cholera.
A case of cholera in an elderly woman in Stargard was confirmed by two independent laboratories. Health authorities are investigating the source of the illness. Neither the patient nor any of her family members had traveled abroad. The condition of the patient suspected of having cholera is described as stable.
- The patient is responding well to treatment - said Tomasz Owsik-Kozłowski, spokesman for the Independent Public Provincial Hospital in Szczecin.
A total of 26 people who had contact with the patient were in quarantine. Fourteen of them completed their quarantine on Wednesday, and the remaining individuals completed their quarantine on Friday.
"The last group has completed their quarantine. No one reported any symptoms or deterioration in their health until the quarantine ended," Paweł Mayko from the Provincial Sanitary and Epidemiological Station in Szczecin told PAP.
The last case of cholera in Poland was recorded in 2019 in Świnoujście.
Cholera is a highly contagious disease caused by the Vibrio cholerae bacterium. It spreads epidemically through water contaminated by patients and carriers. Its main symptoms are acute, watery diarrhea and vomiting, leading to dehydration. Without appropriate treatment, it can quickly lead to death. The disease is treated with antibiotics. (PAP)
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