Overview
- The Bahia state health department says seven people are under observation at Hospital Geral Santa Tereza in Ribeira do Pombal after drinking a vodka-based cocktail at a December 28 engagement celebration.
- One patient is in intensive care and is expected to be transferred to Hospital Couto Maia in Salvador for specialized care.
- Six individuals developed more intense symptoms, identified as four women and two men aged 30 to 48, while a seventh woman reported milder effects.
- State and municipal health surveillance teams, the Cievs-BA and Ciatox-BA toxicology centers, the Civil Police, and the Technical Police Department have opened a joint investigation.
- Laboratory testing to confirm methanol exposure is pending, and officials say a specific antidote will be administered if intoxication is verified.