Two people die and 17 are hospitalized after eating in a food truck in Italy

The authorities investigate the outbreak of botulism

Two tourists died after eating a sandwich from a food truck in the city of Diamante, in the region in Italy of Calabria. The first victim was the 52 -year -old musician Luigi Di Sarno, who died last week. Already Tamara D’Acunto, 45, was hospitalized and died on Wednesday 13.

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17 other people are hospitalized. The suspicion is that they have botulism. According to the Italian Agency Foot fingersThe authorities began an investigation into the epidemic and ordered that the factory where they ate was closed.

Botulism is a rare disease caused by bacteria toxin Clostridium botulinumwhich generates infection from dietary tossi. The toxin produced by the disease blocks communication between the nerves. The symptoms are similar to those of Guillain-Barré syndrome.

Luigi, Tamara and other hospitalized people have eaten a sausage and broccoli sandwich. To the Italian tabloid FanpageA friend of Luigi reported that the man was not “taken seriously” by the doctors who examined him when the first symptoms appeared.

Luigi, who was on vacation with his family, began to get sick after eating the Sandwich on August 4, on the same day when Tamara and other people hospitalized in the hospital. The Italian died in a car in Lagonegro, Potenza, while his family accompanied him to Naples to receive care in another health unit.

“They didn’t understand what Luigi had. In the morning I went to get him before dying, he called me, showed me and said he was drunk,” said his friend. Luigi, however, did not drink alcohol.

The prosecutor is investigating three people, according to the local website Virgil. Among these is the merchant who presumably sold the sandwiches. He would have said to the case of having kept broccoli cans open to attract customers, but then put them back in the fridge.

In a press release, the prosecutor reported that the food truck was “parked all day under the sun, a condition that could have favored the proliferation of botulinum toxins in perishable products”.

Suspicious cases of botulism have also appeared in the Sardinian region. The Department of Prevention, Research and Health Emergencies of the Ministry of Health has activated the protocols in Calabria and Sardinia, which guarantees immediate access to the antidotes necessary to combat botulism.

Source: Terra

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