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Botulism outbreak linked to Bordeaux restaurant in France

Type of event:
Biological agent spread or incident

Victims

1

Wounded

10

Date

September 14, 2023

What happened

A botulism outbreak linked to a restaurant in Bordeaux has been recorded. 10 cases have been reported resulting in eight hospital admissions and one death. Pending investigations by the French Health Authorities, the suspected foodstuff would, at the moment, be canned fish homemade by the restaurateur. 

Where it happened

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