Sick in French salmonella outbreak tops 100

Over 100 school kids (and a few adults) have been confirmed sick by salmonella in ground beef patties in Poitiers, France.

The source of original contamination has not been uncovered.

So far cases are limited to the Department of Vienne. Health authorities sent out a national alert but the school holidays hampered the investigation. It was an ER doctor in Poitiers who sent out the alert after seeing 8 patients arrive in the University Hospital with the same symptoms and from the same school. At that point they started a "regional cell of sanitary surveillance.” (Amy’s not sure on that translation).

Thanks to Albert Amgar for forwarding the story.
 

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