A 32-year-old woman died among a dozen people suffering from botulism, a serious and rare neurological disease, after eating artisanally canned sardines at the same Bordeaux restaurant, the “Tchin Tchin Wine Bar”, between September 4 and 10. . , 2023. The Regional Health Agency (ARS) of Nouvelle-Aquitaine lists 12 cases in total, aged between 30 and 40 years, with the exception of a woman in her seventies. The majority are of foreign nationality. Botulism is a serious neurological disease, fatal in 5 to 10% of cases, caused by a very powerful toxin produced by the bacteria Clostridium botulinum, which develops especially in poorly preserved foods due to lack of sufficient sterilization. In France, the majority of cases of botulism correspond to food poisoning due to ingestion of said toxin in sausages, sausages or preserves of family or artisanal origin.
Source: BFM TV
