Dagestan, July 13 -- The cause of the outbreak of intestinal infection in Dagestan has been established, the causative agent of the disease has been identified in water from the breeding network, as well as in patients and contact persons. This was announced on July 13 by the Department of Rospotrebnadzor in the republic.

"During the epidemiological investigation and laboratory tests, it was established that the site of the accident was a section of the water pipeline from the Dzhepelsky water source to the village of Gilyar," the department's Telegram channel clarifies.

Rospotrebnadzor noted that the spread of infection was facilitated by the lack of water treatment, the lack of registration of accidents at the water pipeline and the f...