a Global Health Organization The World Health Organization warned on Wednesday of a recent outbreak of food poisoning in France, with one person already dead, highlighting the possibility of more infections being diagnosed, including among tourists, due to the demand for the Rugby World Cup.
“Given the eight-day incubation period and this restaurant [onde foi identificada a fonte das primeiras infeções] The World Health Organization said in a statement that “the virus, which attracted visitors from other countries during the Rugby World Cup, there is a possibility of additional cases in France or outside the country when travelers return to their countries.”
The United Nations health agency indicated that the source of the infection was sardines that were consumed in a restaurant in Bordeaux, according to French health authorities, during the week from September 4 to 10.
A total of 15 customers at that restaurant have been identified as “suspected cases of food poisoning,” including one fatal victim, according to a French health authorities report released on Friday.
In 14 of the 15 cases, the clients were foreign nationals, of North American, Canadian, Irish, Greek, British and German nationalities, according to the World Health Organization.
Food poisoning is a serious disease, with a mortality rate of between five and ten percent.
Symptoms include Abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, vision problems, dry mouth accompanied by difficulty swallowing or even speaking, and neurological symptoms such as lack of balance or muscle paralysis.
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