An outbreak of disease with suspected botulism has occurred among the participants in a private company in the region of Southern Denmark. The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, Fødevareinstituttet DTU and Statens Serum Institut are working to identify the source of the infection, which is presumed to be limited to a single company.
Following a private party held on Friday, March 5, 2021, three adults have been hospitalized on suspicion of having botulism.
They are being treated with botulism antitoxin and are improving. The Statens Serum Institut (SSI) is now examining samples from the patients to find out if there was actually botulism.
SSI is also in the process of analyzing the ingredients and leftovers of the food that has been eaten by that company. No other patients with botulism are known outside the company that has been affected.
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