In St. Petersburg, the first imported case of botulism was recorded after eating poisoned salads. A resident of the Moscow region who arrived in St. Petersburg is in serious condition in the hospital named after him. Botkin.
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The first imported case of botulism was recorded in St. Petersburg. The patient arrived from Moscow, where he ate lobio salad, Fontanka reports.
A resident of the Moscow region is in the infectious diseases hospital named after him. Botkin. His condition is considered serious.
On June 14, an outbreak of botulism occurred in Russia. As of June 25, the number of people hospitalized with this disease exceeded 300. On June 24, one patient died in the Kostroma region.
The outbreak was caused by salads from the “District Kitchen” and “Gastroport” restaurants, which people were eating. As part of the investigation into the outbreak, three people were arrested and criminal cases were opened.
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Source: RB
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