The link between the increase in cases of hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) in France and the consumption of Fraîch'Up pizzas from Buitoni, which have been the subject of a recall since mid-March, has been established.
And the cases are many.
🔎 Update on 04/05/22 on cases of #SHU and #Ecoli infections related to the consumption of frozen pizzas from the Fraîch'Up Buitoni range
➡️ 56 confirmed cases have been identified https://t. co/wDeim7zpUl
— SantépubliqueFrance (@SantePubliqueFr) May 10, 2022
In a situation update dated May 4, and published on Tuesday, Public Health France (SPF) reports 56 cases of hemolytic and uremic syndrome (HUS) linked to E. coli bacteria in Buitoni pizzas.
"The epidemiological, microbiological and traceability investigations carried out since that date have confirmed a link between the occurrence of these grouped cases and the consumption of frozen pizzas from the Buitoni brand Fraîch'Up range contaminated with STEC bacteria", notes SPF.
The number of cases has stabilized since the withdrawal of pizzas
Public Health France also notes that “the total number of HUS cases linked to the consumption of these pizzas has stabilized since the withdrawal-recall”, mid-March.
In detail, these 56 cases occurred in 55 children and one adult “who presented symptoms between January 18 and April 5”.
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The 55 young patients are aged from 1 to 17 years, with a median age of 6 years.
The majority are boys (55%).
Of the 55 children, two died.
These 56 cases occurred in twelve regions of metropolitan France: Hauts-de-France (12 cases), Île-de-France (9 cases), Nouvelle-Aquitaine (8 cases), Pays de la Loire (7 cases), Brittany (6 cases), Grand Est (3 cases), Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (3 cases), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (2 cases), Occitanie (2 cases), Center Val-de-Loire (2 cases ), Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (1 case) and Normandy (1 case).
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