Overview
- A community fundraiser that sold grilled chicken, chorizo and Russian salad led to dozens of people developing vomiting, diarrhea and fever after eating at the midday event on Sunday.
- The Hospital Dr. Manuel B. Cabrera treated 31 patients and private clinics saw additional cases, with more than 40 people now reported as affected and one child kept under observation.
- Municipal health officials say salmonellosis is the leading suspicion but labs are still awaiting coprocultivos and other cultures to confirm the cause.
- The municipality’s Bromatology unit seized leftover food, identified the lot and collected product and clinical samples for laboratory analysis while warning residents to discard any remaining items from the sale.
- The sale had been organized to raise money for baby Luz Clarita’s ongoing treatment and her family has asked the public not to blame them as investigators and regional epidemiology teams work to determine what went wrong and to prevent future outbreaks.