Undiagnosed Food-borne disease – Russia

Two women were poisoned in Chelyabinsk, Russia after consuming compote.

An 80-year-old woman died at hospital after she and her 28-year-old granddaughter were hospitalised with signs of poisoning.

The 28-year-old woman survived and is now under medical supervision.

Ongoing investigations into the liquid the women drank are being carried out by law enforcement.

Photo: Artist rendering of a pathogen.

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