The Northern Cape’s Pixley ka Seme District Municipality has embarked on a Boil Drinking Water awareness campaign in De Aar and Britstown.
This follows the discovery of E.coli bacteria in drinking water at various sampling locations.
Speaking to NCNN.LIVE, the district municipality’s head of health services Rashudu Mukoma confirmed that the alarm has been raised with the De Aar Hospital and all clinics although no cases had been reported on thus far.
“The boil drinking water alert will remain in place until the water quality improves and both communities will be informed in this regard.”
She indicated that all other means of spreading information to residents have been employed and that notices should be shared for full impact.
In its alert, the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality explained that Escherichia coli (E.coli) bacteria indicates that the water may be contaminated with faecal from human or animal. Harmful microbes from faecal pollution, including E.coli can cause diarrhoea, cramps, nausea, headaches, or other symptoms. These may pose a special health risk for infants, some elderly and people with severely compromised immune systems. But these symptoms are not only caused by harmful microbes in drinking water. If you experienced any of these symptoms and they persists, you should seek medical advise; urged the alert.
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