The agent that caused poisoning of more than 300 people after eating Ms. B's Toad Bread has been identified.

SKĐS - The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health said that it has identified the agent causing mass food poisoning related to the Ms. B. Toad Bread chain through the results of stool and blood culture tests.

On November 12, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health announced that it had identified the agent causing food poisoning in the Ms. B Toad Bread case.

Accordingly, as of 9:00 a.m. on November 12, there were 304 cases of digestive disorders after eating bread at Co B's Toad Bread, facility 1 Nguyen Thai Son (Hanh Thong ward) and facility 2 Le Quang Dinh (Binh Loi Trung ward) admitted to 14 hospitals in the area.

Of these, 244 cases have stabilized and have been discharged from the hospital, while 60 patients are still being treated at local hospitals. The severe case that required intensive care at Gia Dinh People's Hospital this morning has been removed from the ventilator and has stable vital signs.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health said that test results from blood and stool cultures showed that the agents were Salmonella enteritidis and Salmonella spp. This was the agent that caused the poisoning symptoms .

Both of Ms. B's Banh Mi Coc stores have stopped operating.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health directed hospitals and the Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control (HCDC) to continue to coordinate with the Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU) to conduct microbiological culture tests and gene sequencing of isolated strains to clarify the cause and factors related to this cluster of food poisoning cases.

In particular, one case with a positive blood culture result for Staphylococcus coagulase-negative as reported by Gia Dinh People's Hospital was re-identified by the hospital as being due to external infection when performing microbiological testing. It is known that the Staphylococcus coagulase-negative group does not produce enterotoxins and does not cause food poisoning.

After receiving information about the incident, the People's Committee of Hanh Thong Ward and the Department of Food Safety of Ho Chi Minh City inspected the Co B. Toad Bread facility, sealed and took samples of raw materials, took samples for testing and expanded the inspection to verify the cause and handle it according to regulations.

Bread poisoning patient being treated at Gia Dinh People's Hospital. Photo: BVCC

Dr. Vo Hong Minh Cong - Deputy Director of Gia Dinh People's Hospital said that Salmonella bacteria - is a type of bacteria that can grow in foods such as pate, cold cuts, and pickled vegetables. If not treated promptly, the disease can lead to blood infection and multiple organ failure.

To prevent food poisoning, Dr. Vo Hong Minh Cong recommends that people should eat cooked food and drink boiled water, not eat raw or expired food; separate raw and cooked food; cover food tightly; reheat leftover food above 70°C before eating; refrigerate food, do not leave it at room temperature for more than 2 hours; wash hands with soap before preparing, before eating and after using the toilet; keep the kitchen and cooking utensils clean.

People should only use food of clear origin, properly preserved and go to a medical facility immediately when experiencing unusual symptoms such as fever, diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal pain, etc.

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