Food-borne botulism outbreak during the Rugby World Cup linked to marinated sardines in Bordeaux, France, September 2023

This report highlights the importance of rapid, worldwide alerts from health authorities to prevent severe consequences of such outbreaks, particularly during events attracting international visitors.

Source: Eurosurveillance - October 12, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: L éa Courtot-Melciolle, Marine Jauvain, Mona Siefridt, Renaud Prevel, Olivia Peuchant, Olivier Guisset, Gaëlle Mourissoux, Laure Diancourt, Christelle Mazuet, Gauthier Delvallez, Alexandre Boyer and Arthur Orieux Source Type: research