Foodborne Illness — Worldwide/Unknown
At least 5 people have died and another 17 others were poisoned in China’s southern Yunnan Province after they ate fermented corn flour snacks. Those who fell ill had eaten the cakes at a family gathering on 27 Jun 2014, the Gaungnan county government said in a statement. Many were hospitalized after feeling faint and nauseated, and the victims died days later, the government statement said.
Parts of China, particularly rural areas, sometimes see mass poisonings. Such incidents are usually
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