Overview

• Thirty-two infections have been recorded, mostly among children, including one fatal case of an 11-year-old in mid-June.
• National reference laboratories have definitively matched bacterial strains from patients with samples taken from five halal butcheries in Saint-Quentin.
• Five halal outlets remain shuttered by prefectural order while comprehensive testing continues across all local meat vendors and recorded cases.
• The Paris public health prosecutor has assumed jurisdiction over an investigation into involuntary homicide, involuntary injury and endangering public health.
• Health authorities warn that delayed diagnoses and household transmission may yield new cases, prompting ongoing surveillance and hygiene advisories.