Botulism — Worldwide/Unknown
Dozens of people have been hospitalized in Italy after eating pesto sauce contaminated with botulism bacteria. More than 50 people, who had eaten jarred pesto from a local producer, sought help at local hospitals after suffering symptoms including vomiting, diarrhea, and high fevers.
Tests on the pesto showed the presence of the bacterium _Clostridium botulinum_, which produces the botulinum toxin which when ingested causes a life-threatening kind of food poisoning.
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