Rapid Communication: Food-borne botulism outbreak during the Rugby World Cup linked to marinated sardines in Bordeaux, France, September 2023. Image Credit: Josep Curto ...

They visited Bordeaux, France, last month for the Rugby World Cup and reported eating home-canned sardines in the same bar and restaurant The University of Minnesota Center for Infectious Disease ...

The number of people sick in a botulism outbreak due to contaminated sardines has grown to 15 ... The restaurant is close to the Rugby World Cup 2023 fan zone and is in an area popular with ...

The outbreak is being linked to sardines served in the Tchin Tchin wine bar in Bordeaux - the city where thousands of Welsh and Irish fans last week ahead of the opening games of the Rugby World Cup.