Suspected bread poisoning in HCMC: 235 people hospitalized, 1 case on ventilator

As of the morning of November 10, hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City have received 235 cases of suspected food poisoning after eating bread from the "Banh mi toa co Bich" shop, with 96 cases currently being treated as inpatients.

On November 10, information from the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health showed that 13 hospitals in the area have received 235 cases after eating bread from the "Miss Bich's Toad Bread" shop.

Most of the patients have stabilized and been discharged, while 96 are still being treated as inpatients. One patient with severe pneumonia and respiratory failure requiring a ventilator (due to an underlying disease) is being treated intensively at Gia Dinh People's Hospital.

A bakery on Nguyen Thai Son Street (Hanh Thong Ward, HCMC) has stopped operating after a suspected food poisoning incident. Photo taken on the morning of November 8.

Military Hospital 175 received 131 cases; Tam Anh General Hospital 26 cases; Gia Dinh People's Hospital 52 cases; Binh Dan Hospital 1 case; My Duc Tan Binh Hospital 1 case; Becamex International Hospital 9 cases; Trung My Tay General Hospital 7 cases; Hoc Mon Regional General Hospital 1 case; Khanh Hoi General Hospital 1 case; Children's Hospital 2 HCMC 2 cases; University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital HCMC branch 3 received 2 cases; People's Hospital 115 received 1 case; Thong Nhat Hospital 1 case.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health initially determined that the patient's symptoms and paraclinical data were consistent with intestinal bacteria, most likely salmonella. Blood culture results of one patient also recorded this bacteria.

Thus, compared to the first day when 40 emergency cases were recorded at Military Hospital 175, the number of people hospitalized after eating bread from "Miss Bich's Toad Bread" has increased 5 times.

After the initial announcement on November 8, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Food Safety has not provided any further information about this incident.

GIAO LINH

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/vu-nghi-ngo-doc-sau-an-banh-mi-o-tphcm-235-nguoi-vao-vien-1-truong-hop-tho-may-post822731.html