Butchers’ Meat Linked to Food Poisoning Outbreak
The analyzes carried out in butchers suspected of being confirmed the link with the death of an 11 -year -old child and about twenty cases of severe food poisoning.
Analyzes carried out after the death of an 11 -year -old child and Dozens of severe e.coli food poisoning Confirm the link with several of the suspected butchers, the prefecture of Aisne announced on Wednesday.
The first results of the genomic sequencing of the bacteria “Bring irrefutable proof of correspondence between the bacteria found within several of the butchers or the meat that they have marketed and the bacteria found on several patients”said the prefecture in a press release. This establishes “A formal biological link between the place of supply and the contamination of patients”.
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Among the 30 cases identified, an unchanged figure since the day before, are a 73 -year -old person and 29 children, including Élise, who died on June 16 at 11 years old. The prefecture indicated Tuesday evening that “The state of health of contaminated people is improving”four remaining hospitalized. Six butchers had been closed preventively, only one was able to reopen.
The analyzes will continue “For all butcher’s shops” Always closed and listed cases, continues the prefecture. The results “Were communicated to the Paris prosecutor’s office in charge of the judicial investigation which will identify responsibilities”adds the prefecture.