南非比勒陀利亚附近的茨瓦内地区发生严重水污染事件。1在10月7日至18日期间，408人因饮用受污染的水而患病，其中患者主要为4岁以下儿童。1患病居民普遍出现胃痛和腹泻症状。1
当地水处理设施供应的水被检测出高水平的大肠杆菌以及诺如病毒、弯曲杆菌、志贺氏菌等多种病原体。1由于污染情况严重，该水源已被宣布不适合人类饮用。1当局随后禁止居民使用自来水进行饮用和烹饪，同时派遣水罐车为受影响地区供应清洁饮用水。1受污染影响的范围涵盖比勒陀利亚以东约五个城镇。1
这并非该地区首次发生水传播疾病事件。12023年哈玛斯克拉尔地区曾发生霍乱疫情，导致29人死亡；2025年同一地区确认了48例伤寒病例。1当地当局因未能及时向居民警告污染情况而受到批评。1
A waterborne illness outbreak has struck the Tshwane district near Pretoria, South Africa's capital, with 408 people falling sick between October 7 and 181. The majority of those affected were children under four years old1.
The contamination originated from the local water treatment facility, which supplied water contaminated with dangerously high levels of E. coli and other pathogens including norovirus, campylobacter, and shigella bacteria1. Testing confirmed the water unsafe for human consumption1. Authorities have prohibited residents from drinking and cooking with tap water and deployed water tanker trucks to provide clean drinking water1. The affected area encompasses approximately five towns located east of Pretoria1.
This outbreak is part of a recurring pattern of water safety challenges in the region. In 2023, the Hammanskraal area experienced a cholera epidemic that claimed 29 lives1, and in 2025, the same area confirmed 48 cases of typhoid1. Local authorities have faced criticism for failing to warn residents promptly about the contamination1.
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