Girl dies in food poisoning outbreak in northern France

A 12 -year -old girl died and seven other children were hospitalized with severe food poisoning epidemic centered around a northern French town.

On June 12, Symptoms began to emerge in the south of Lille and around Saint-Quentin and its surroundings, and the children ran to the hospital in the following days.

The cause of the outbreak is not yet defined because children aged 1-12 are not considered to be involved in the same groups.

The girl died on Monday from a rare situation called hemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) due to acute renal failure, According to the local governor in Aisne region. The most common cause of infection is E.coli bacteria.

The Regional Health Authority in Houts-de France, said the last case was reported on Wednesday evening.

Authority said that all eight children were taken to hospital with severe digestive symptoms such as bloody diarrhea, and five of them developed.

Health authorities conduct biological analysis to identify the bacterial strain in any case.

They said that there was no symptom that children had dinner together and that they ignored any problem with local tap water, which can be used for drinking and can be used for all daily purposes.

Authorities, infectious disease (HUS) mostly E.coli food poisoning, he said. However, it is difficult to find the origin of contamination as long as the families supply their food from various places.

Food inspectors were investigating whether the contaminated meat was behind the outbreak. Local news outlet L’Aisne Nouvelle, Saint-Quentin several butchers were closed on Thursday.

A butcher said that all meat, marinats and spices were controlled.

Parents are said to be awake and provide strict hygiene at home, and the authorities advise regular hand washing, washing fruits and vegetables, cooking meat and separating raw and cooked foods.