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73 People Ill Due to Food Poisoning After Eating ‘Prasad’ in West Bengal

by Savitha C Muppala on Oct 1 2012 11:40 PM

73 People Ill Due to Food Poisoning After Eating ‘Prasad’ in West Bengal

During a function in Garbeta, 100 kms from Kolkata, 73 people took ill after they consumed prasad. Of these, the condition of 17 victims is critical and they are battling for their life.

A medical team has been rushed to Garbeta to attend on the victims. Some of the seriously ill patients have been rushed to Midnapore Medical College Hospital

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Consuming foods that have been contaminated with pathogens such as E.coli, Salmonella or Campylobacter, can cause food poisoning.

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