An outbreak of salmonella has been recorded in Lamia, central Greece, where more than 20 people have sought the Emergency Department of the local General hospital from Friday until today, Monday, July 14.
According to state broadcaster ERT, the people were sick with symptoms such as diarrhea, vomiting and fever.
12 of them had to be hospitalized and remain hospitalized in the Pathology Clinic and in the short-term hospitalization of the Hospital.
In addition to the patients who sought the hospital in Lamia, there are also several cases that received medical instructions from private private doctors and remained at home, local media lamiareport.gr reported.
All patients told medical personnel that they had consumed food at different restaurants in the city, which points to a contaminated batch of food (most likely chicken) from a common supplier.
It should be mentioned that the Lamia Hospital confirmed the existence of salmonella in the laboratory and immediately raised the alarm by informing the National Public Health Organization, while the Organization in turn informed the Directorate of Public Health and Social Welfare of Fthiotida, which will begin inspections at restaurants in the area to identify the source of the problem.
Alpha TV reported on its main news program on Monday that the people had consumed chicken from several stores in Lamia and to blame was rather the main supplier of chicken in the area.
According to the report it is not known how many households and stores kitchens have still infected chicken in their freezers or deep freezers and have not consumed it yet.
It should be recalled that last week the Food Safety Authority EFET had recalled a specific “chicken roll“ of a well-known Greek company as well as ready “humus” due to salmonella. In the case of humus it was the company that alerted authorities after the bacteria were found in the sesame paste (tahini) used of its production.
Both products are sold in supermarkets across the country.
EFET has urged consumers to refrain from the consumption of these products if they have acquired them.
