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Genomic Sequencing Links Saint-Quentin E. Coli Outbreak to Butcheries

Health authorities have confirmed contaminated meat as the outbreak source with five boucheries still closed pending ongoing investigations.

Intoxication à E. coli dans l’Aisne : selon les analyses, la viande de plusieurs boucheries serait à l’origine des cas d’intoxication alimentaire
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Le rayon boucherie artisanale dans le Leclerc de Gauchy reste fermé à la suite des cas d’intoxications alimentaires, mercredi 2 juillet 2025.
A Saint-Quentin, le 26 juin 2025, foyer de contamination d'une vague d'intoxications par la bactérie E.coli.

Overview

  • Genomic analyses by the Préfecture de l’Aisne and ARS Hauts-de-France matched E. coli strains in meat from local butcheries with those found in 30 patients.
  • The outbreak has sickened 29 children and one elderly person, causing ten cases of hemolytic-uremic syndrome and the mid-June death of an 11-year-old girl.
  • Five halal butcher shops remain closed by administrative order while the Intermarché Gauchy meat counter has been cleared, deemed safe and allowed to reopen.
  • Four patients are still hospitalized, none require dialysis, and no new infections have emerged in recent days.
  • Parallel epidemiological and judicial inquiries led by the Paris public health prosecutor are continuing to trace the full chain of contamination through further sampling and interviews.