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Meat and its derivatives linked to diarrhea outbreak in Berazategui, Argentina
2 years ago •source nationworldnews.com
Berazategui, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
A new health update has been released regarding cases of acute diarrhea in Berazategui. The first three weeks of January 2023 saw 4 adults hospitalized for the illness, leading to a study on the suspicion of an outbreak of food origin. After analyzing relevant samples, it has been confirmed that two of the reported cases had a common history of consuming meat and derivatives from the same butcher shop. Unfortunately, two people have died due to the acute diarrhea cases and one is still hospitalized. The other case has been discharged.The National Food Institute (INAL) of the National Administration of Medicines, Food and Medical Technology (ANMAT) seized the food from the identified butcher's shop and the distributor transport (offal) and analyzed the samples, reporting the absence of Salmonella and Escherichia coli.
It was also confirmed last week that two of the cases had leptospirosis. These cases included a 48-year-old male who died on 1/12 and a 36-year-old male who died on 1/17. The other two cases included a 40-year-old man who was discharged on 1/30 with good development and a 47-year-old male who was admitted to hospital with septic shock on 1/20, who presented a good evolution, also confirmed to have leptospirosis. The two people who died have been confirmed to have Salmonella and Shigella in their fecal matter, with no pathogenic bacteria isolated in the fecal matter of the other two cases.
In the homes of the two cases diagnosed with leptospirosis, rodent control was carried out through the placement of rodent baits at strategic points in the house and home, and serological analyzes were also performed on 3 dogs belonging to the household.
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