New Year’s Eve: the “gastro” norovirus, this unwanted guest who sometimes arrives with oysters

by time news

2023-12-30 23:22:28

“I thought I was suffering from a winter virus, it was when I saw the information on the sales ban that I made the connection with the oysters from Cap Ferret (Gironde) that I had tasted on New Year’s Eve,” rewinds Lauriane who is recovering from a sudden acute gastroenteritis. Patrick also ate with his family at Christmas “a good dozen oysters fresh from the water of the Arcachon basin”.

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After 36 to 48 hours of incubation, the symptoms manifested themselves violently for the two shellfish consumers while some of their relatives were completely spared. “I woke up the next day in poor shape and the worst happened the following night with nausea and a bout of fever which made me sweat until I was soaked,” says the Parisian forty-something.

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