Overview
- Fifteen-year-old Sara Di Vita died at Cardarelli Hospital in Campobasso a few hours after being admitted following severe symptoms that began after a Christmas Eve meal of fish and shellfish.
- Medical assessments point to possible foodborne intoxication with initial indications of gastroenteritis, and hospital sources now cite fulminant hepatitis as the prevailing hypothesis pending tests.
- Authorities have requested an autopsy and additional diagnostic and medico-legal examinations to establish the cause of death and reconstruct the sequence of events.
- Local reports say her parents also fell ill, with the father reportedly admitted to intensive care and the mother hospitalized in a medical ward.
- Officials are reviewing records of earlier emergency-department visits reported in recent days to verify whether the family was sent home before returning in worse condition.