英國發生李斯特菌感染導致五人喪命,疑似因食用醫院內的三明治或沙拉

連結:吃三明治也會掛掉…英國醫院5人染李斯特菌喪命

英國公共衛生部(PHE)上週表示,曼徹斯特皇家醫院2名病人和安特里醫院的1名病人,因為食用醫院內的三明治或沙拉導致感染李斯特菌喪命,14日又公布死亡人數從3人增為5人。

三明治和沙拉供應商已被勒令停產,肉品商North Country Cooked Meats所提供的肉類則被檢驗出李斯特菌陽性反應。PHE表示,到目前為止並沒有出現醫療機構以外的患者,再加上當局迅速行動採取治療,因此對公眾的風險很低。

李斯特菌所造成的食物中毒通常症狀是輕微的,例如發高燒、發冷,感覺不適等等,往往幾天後就會自行痊癒。但在這次疫情爆發中,醫院內生重病的患者紛紛中標,這些抵抗力低落的病患發生了嚴重感染症狀,李斯特菌不僅損害了器官還擴散到大腦或血液中,造成致命後果。

連結:Listeria outbreak: Meat supplier ‘passed latest inspection

A meat supplier linked to a fatal listeria outbreak passed its latest safety inspection but had tested positive for the bacteria twice before.

Inspectors detected listeria at North Country Cooked Meats, in Salford, in 2009 and 2010.

None had been found since, Salford Council said, and an inspection this February found the firm “highly compliant with food regulations”.

It has ceased production after hospital deaths linked to pre-packed sandwiches.

Five people have died after nine cases were confirmed at eight NHS trusts.

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