Guests attending a birthday dinner at a restaurant in Paris, France were served a meal with wild garlic pesto sauce from a French handmade brand. It was learned that a total of 5 people were hospitalized after falling ill on consecutive days following the service. As a result of the studies, it was determined that the wild garlic pesto sauce contained microbes that eat living brains.
THEIR CONDITION IS ‘CRITICAL’ DUE TO BRAIN-EATING MICROBE FOUND IN THE SAUCE
Guests who ate canned sardines at dinner were admitted to the hospital with complaints of shortness of breath and connected to a life support unit. The guests who were admitted to the hospital with the brain-eating microbe, the ‘botulism’ virus, were informed that although their health was in critical condition, they were conscious.
PESTO SAUCE WAS SOLD AT FESTIVALS
The local pesto sauce brand, which was first sold at festivals in March 2024, sold its last product in September. The Indre-et-Loire hospital called for the immediate recovery of the 600 products produced and sold, and warned that those who bought the same sauce should throw it away or destroy it.
WHAT IS THE BRAIN-EATING MICROBE ‘BOTULISM’ VIRUS?
Botulism is a rare but serious disease caused by a toxin called ‘Clostridium botulinum’ that affects the nervous system. The virus, which attacks the nervous system, can cause respiratory problems and muscle paralysis, while it has been learned that about 10 percent of cases can be fatal.
While botulism is usually transmitted through food contaminated with toxins resulting from improper handling, it was revealed that 16 people were affected by the foodborne botulism virus in Bordeaux during the Rugby World Cup in September 2023.