BEIJING, Aug. 11 Xinhua, 'Central News Agency' reported on the 10th, Japan Shizuoka City Public Health announced on the 10th, about the end of July fireworks Shizuoka City Office, tourists eating ice pickled gherkins collective food poisoning cases, 453 people have been found to contain EHEC O157, is the largest in 10 years of collective food poisoning case.
Shizuoka City, pointed out that July 26 Shizuoka City Fireworks Festival of tourists eating ice vendors selling pickled cucumber collective food poisoning case, a total of 453 people have been testing out containing EHEC O157, in which 108 people the condition is more severe hospitalized. 4 people hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS).
After the ice pickled gherkins conditioning utensils Shizuoka City Health inspection, did not test out including O157. Health also cut cucumber skin against six male employees stool tests to investigate routes of infection. Shizuoka City Health Center director, said this Since collective food poisoning cases has gradually subsided.
MHLW Food Poisoning Vulnerability Information Management Office pointed out that the past 10 years, to May 2007 in Tokyo Western Tokyo City school lunch food poisoning occurred up to 445 persons, and the E. coli O157 collective food poisoning cases is 10 years, the largest.
Source: .wantinews