The ballot counters said there was an unusual smell and they then started getting itchy red eyes and hands, with some vomiting.
More than two dozen election officials in Kosovo have been taken to hospital after falling ill when opening ballot boxes from Serbia.
Local press reported 26 Central Election Commission officials started having allergic reactions when they opened five boxes in Pristina as part of a recount following a snap election last week.
The officials said there was an unusual smell and they started getting itchy red hands and eyes when they opened the boxes, observer Shpetim Shujaku told KosovaPress.
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