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Poisoned People in Panama
PANAMA - The number of people affected by
the consumption of medicines laced with the
poison dietileneglicol in Panama exceeds
1,800 cases, revealed authorities.
Special Senior Prosecutor Dimas Guevara
released that 85 new denounces were received
after publishing a list of possible victims,
taking into account the analysis of the
recovered drug bottles.
The official figure reveals that there are
1,850 cases among them children.
Guevara said that children show different
symptoms such as gastritis, loss of vision
loos, muscular pains and diarrhea.
Investigation begun by request of the
Supreme Court of Justice confirms that there
are more cases.
However the Family of the Victims Committee
considered that there could be 3000 more
poisoned people.
Investigations revealed that dietileneglicol
was imported by the Spanish company Rasfer
Internacional from China, which sold the
medicine to the Panamanian company Medicom,
provider of the Social Security Founds
(CCS).
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