Overview

• Eleven children aged one to twelve were hospitalized in Saint-Quentin with severe diarrhea, and six developed hemolytic-uremic syndrome, resulting in the death of a 12-year-old girl.
• Hemolytic-uremic syndrome is a rare acute kidney condition in children, with just 100 to 165 cases documented annually across France.
• Authorities including the Préfektur and the French health agency are collecting meat samples and conducting laboratory tests to confirm bacterial contamination.
• Two local butcher shops have been closed and product recalls issued for meat purchased from two additional shops as part of the response.
• Officials have asked residents to return any meat acquired from the implicated shops and to contact emergency services if children exhibit severe diarrhea.