The two patients, one of whom is intubated, are hospitalized in a stable clinical condition in health units in Attica.
The health authorities were alerted to two cases of botulism.
According to his statement EODYon November 15, 2022, a confluence of 2 suspected botulism cases linked to each other by a family relationship (couple) was declared through the EODY’s Mandatory Disease Notification System.
The botulism antitoxin distribution mechanism was immediately mobilized through the EODY, in collaboration with the treating doctors, to administer the antitoxin to the two patients.
With the assistance of the World Health Organization, it was possible to administer the special antitoxin within the first twenty-four hours from the declaration of the 2 cases to EODY.
The two patients one of which is intubatedare hospitalized in a stable clinical condition in health units of Attica.
From the reported food consumption history, it emerged that the couple, of foreign nationality, who were in Greece on vacation, consumed, a few days before the onset of symptoms, asparagus prepared by themselves using the canning process.
It is noted that in the period 2004-2021, three laboratory-confirmed cases of botulism in infants and one suspected case in an adult were reported to EODY.
Foodborne botulism occurs when the Clostridium botulinum grows and produces toxin in food which is then consumed without proper cooking to destroy the toxin.
The toxin is usually produced in improperly prepared or canned foods, low in salt or sugar, low in acidity, and in pasteurized or lightly cooked foods that have not been frozen, especially those in airtight packaging (e.g. smoked fish, meat products , sauces etc.).
The toxin is destroyed by boiling (85°C for 5 minutes or more), while the spores take longer to destroy.
Therefore, it is recommended that the preparation of canned food is done following the instructions of the competent bodies for food safety.
The purpose of the EODY is to provide services that contribute to the protection and improvement of health and the increase of the population’s life expectancy by strengthening the capacity of the National Health System, particularly the public health services, to effectively deal with threats to human health from communicable diseases through early detection, monitoring and assessment of risks, reporting and submission of scientifically based proposals and intervention measures.
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