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PRO/EDR> Foodborne illness – Peru: (AY) fatal, wake, RFI

Foodborne Illness -- PeruAuthorities in Peru say at least 9 people have died from food poisoning following a funeral ceremony. Health officials said [on Tue 7 Aug 2018] that another 20 people were hospitalized with stomach pains and vomiting after a wake the previous day in the Ayacucho region of south-central Peru.Regional health director Jhon Tinco tells a local radio station that the victims reported eating a meat dish and consuming a drink of fermented corn called chicha.Tinco says health officials Read more [...]