There were over three hundred congress participants, gathered last September 11 in a hospitality facility in Turi for an event organized by a multinational energy company.
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The work went smoothly throughout the day, marked by sessions, coffee breaks, and a closing dinner, prepared by a local banquet hall.
Everything seemed to have ended well, but something, evidently, was not digested. After the night, on September 12, each congress participant left the facility to return to their city of origin, in Italy and abroad. It was precisely during the return trip that the participants began to report the same symptoms: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fever, and abdominal pain, all attributable to a gastrointestinal disorder.
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The numbers, over the hours, began to rise and the doubt that it could not be an isolated case became concrete, outlining the contours of a food poisoning currently only presumed. Dozens of people would have ended up in the emergency room or hospitalized in various hospitals, often in their places of residence.
The Asl of Bari specified that the exact causes of the illnesses are not yet clear, but epidemiological investigations are ongoing. At the moment, six cases are under verification by doctors: two people have been discharged home, while four are still hospitalized. However, particular concern is raised by the clinical conditions of one of the participants, considered more serious for having developed the onset of septicemia.
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