周四加州卫生部门表示，调查发现问题食品来自加州一处加油站，该加油站销售的一个开封的蘸酱被认为与本次疫情相关联。然而卫生部门并没有从尚未开封的酱包中检出肉毒毒素。

 

    肉毒杆菌中毒可以引起麻痹、呼吸困难，严重者会出现死亡。本次事件共造成1名37岁男子死亡，9人患病。

 

    部分原文报道如下：

    California health officials said a botulism outbreak linked to nacho-cheese sauce appears limited to an opened bag of the sauce.

The statement on Thursday comes after the state Department of Public Health found no traces of the toxin in another unopened bag of the sauce that was seized from the fuel station in Walnut Grove, a suburb of Sacramento.

The toxin can cause paralysis, breathing difficulty and, in a small fraction of cases, death. A 37-year-old man died and nine others fell ill after eating the sauce.

Earlier this week a Sacramento woman who contracted botulism sued the gas station and the maker of the cheese dip, alleging negligence.