We think that more people may have symptoms. Therefore, we want to include them in the infection tracking, says infectious disease doctor Maria Rotzén Östlund to the radio.
Alarm about suspected cases of illness has come from several places in the country. Food guests from, among other places, Stockholm, Uppsala, Örebro, and Östergötland have sought medical care.
The regions Kronoberg, Östergötland, and Dalarna have also reported suspected cases, reports TV4. But there, no one has needed to be hospitalized.
Extended infection tracking
Region Stockholm announced on Thursday that some patients have been able to leave the hospital, at the same time, a handful of new cases have been added. In total, it was about 15 people on Thursday who were being cared for with suspected listeria infection.
In total, four patients have been confirmed to have listeriosis.
The infection tracking has been extended during Thursday.
”Those who have ongoing symptoms such as fever, vomiting, diarrhea are now recommended to seek the emergency department at the hospital for assessment”, says Maria Rotzén Östlund in a press release.
The restaurant closed
According to SVT, the Stockholm environmental administration had received 80 reports of suspected food poisoning at the restaurant in question by Thursday morning.
Letters have been sent to other guests who visited the restaurant around the relevant dates.
It is still unknown exactly what is behind the poisoning. The guests who fell ill are said to have eaten a tasting menu with 14 dishes.
The restaurant is closed and hopes to be able to open again during the next week.
”We take this very seriously and since our guests' well-being is our top priority, we have on our own initiative closed the restaurant until further notice and started an investigation to get clarity on where or how this could have occurred”, they write on their website.
