Argentina: Married couple critically ill with botulism

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http://www.losandes.com.ar/notas/2011/1/26/matrimonio-martin-estado-critico-botulismo-547080.asp

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A couple from San Mart?n, in critical condition botulism
Are Perrupato Hospital intensive care. Had eaten pickled eggplant. The bacteria are spread by poor preserved. What precautions to take.
Wednesday, January 26 from 2011Vot? (0)

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A woman and a man were hospitalized in intensive care after eating home canned products.

It is a marriage [married couple] of St. Martin Perrupato arrived at the hospital with nausea and muscle pain by eating food that was in poor condition.

Deminizzi Anny, 46, Hugo Diaz, 50, live in the neighborhood of Villa del Carmen. From the hospital reported that they are serious and intensive.

According to initial reports, a conserved proved [they tested the preserve] they had done themselves to see if he was in good or bad.

The hospital's director, Gustavo Patti, said that just to test canned contracts the disease, caused by botulinum toxin.

The pictures of botulism begin with nausea, vomiting and difficulty breathing. As causes paralysis in the muscles can cause cardiac arrest and lead to death.

The foods most commonly contaminated soils are home-canned vegetables, pork and cured ham, smoked or raw fish and honey or corn syrup.

So you have to be careful with homemade preserves.

The first sign that the food is bad is that the lid is swollen. You should also avoid giving home-canned foods to young children, since in some cases the bacterium is present in the food but it is imperceptible

 

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Re: Argentina: Family critically ill with suspected botulism or poisoning - two deaths

Re: Argentina: Family critically ill with suspected botulism or poisoning - two deaths

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Archive Number 20110205.0410
Posted 05-FEB-2011
Title PRO / ESP> Botulism, deaths - Argentina (Entre Rios)

Botulism, DEATHS - ARGENTINA (Entre Rios)
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A statement by ProMED-mail
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Date: February 5, 2011
Source: The Journal
<http://www.eldiariodeparana.com.ar/textocomp.asp?id=211839> [Edited
by J. Torres]

The two deaths in the last hours in Victoria, a man
52, and daughter, 22, would be to cause botulism, a
high severity disease that is caused by a neurotoxin
produced by the _Clostridium botulinum_.

This toxin may be present in home-canned fruits,
meats, seafood and vegetables, although not visible to the naked eye
nor is there a change in the taste of contaminated food. A
first version is that Pedro and Mar?a Luj?n Lavaque Cardon, the two
fatalities, have been sharing a dinner on Tuesday
during which they had eaten food purchased at a deli in
the city.

What it was confirmed is that he died for unemployment Lavaque
cardiorespiratory fitness, while the death occurred Cardon
Following a case of sudden death. Officially, yesterday reported that the
is only an autopsy on the body of Cardon, although not
exhume the body rule to meet identical Lavaque
procedure. But in both cases the cause of death would
same: botulism, according to early diagnoses made by
forensics.

SIGNS. The judicial delegate in the Courts of Victoria, Flavia
Villanueva, formally confirmed yesterday that there is a third person
same household who has the same symptoms, and therefore
it was referred to the Hospital San Mart?n, Paran?, where it remains
admitted. This is Pedro Noguera, brother of Mar?a Luj?n and Cardon
Lavaque Peter's biological child, two died during the
During these 48 hours. But it would be the case: even
transpired that the son of Cardon underwent medical examinations
exclude the presence of bacteria in the child.
The autopsy report to the still young
Forensic Department of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) no
came at the hands of the examining magistrate in Victoria, Alejandro Calleja,
even verbally announced that the girl died by suffocation,
mechanical? could have been caused by a bacterium
develops and produces packaged food botulism
lethal effects this condition?.

This origin? Also seen as possible causative
condition that presents the third victim in this case, the son
biological man who died, and which is currently
Hospital in San Martin. Its history has not
yet come to court. But after these studies, the
health professionals involved in the case also shuffled
the possibility that the case of botulism, so in that
body is estimated that there could be intervention Service
Infectious Diseases of the province, the only official agency
can reliably determine the finding of such
disease? said Villanueva.

The prosecution moved in the medical field: Justice
Victoria ordered blood tests on the woman's partner
died and the younger son of both. Meanwhile, in the Court
Victoria and testified as part of the reason the mother and
Cardon's grandmother, while on Monday is expected to make its
aunt.

THE FACTS. The alert came on last Wednesday when the
Cardon young Fermin entered the Salaberry Hospital and after a few hours
remain hospitalized died suddenly. Had entered during
Earlier that day with stomach pains, dizziness and loss of vision.
During the morning of that day, had been interned Lavaque, with
same symptoms, who also died a few hours.

Commissioner Carlos Perez, head of the Departmental Headquarters
Victoria Police, gave some hypotheses about how
have contracted the disease, two deaths, plus the third
hospitalized in the Hospital San Mart?n, Paran?. In
Speaking to APF, said of the crime scene could be collected? a
lots of items, merchandise and meals at home for
analyzed to see what we conclude?. In turn, said
family testified that the household had eaten a cake.
? So it is that, the water or any other circumstances is
what is to be analyzed? said.

Paul Basso, Secretary of Health Management of the Province, was
cautious to respond to the request of THE DAILY and would not categorize the
because of the two deaths as a result of botulism.
? We are studying the patient in the San Mart?n,
but we will not have any diagnosis until we have the
test results of samples we have taken. But
going to intervene in the case of the two deaths, because there is
acting Justice? said.
Anyway, he said that? Is difficult to establish in advance what was
which caused the death. Let's do an epidemiological study
on the patient to see if we get some conclusion?.