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Eight people have fallen ill after eating seafood at the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Hong Kong , adding to a spate of food poisoning cases in recent weeks. The five men and three women developed diarrhoea, abdominal pain, vomiting and fever between 25 and 75 hours after dining in two groups at the Clipper Lounge in the hotel on Connaught Road Central on January 31 and February 2.
The Centre for Health Protection said four sought medical advice but none required hospitalisation. All were now in a stable condition. A preliminary investigation found the affected diners, aged 28 and 29, had eaten raw oysters, salmon sashimi, crab legs and brown crab. Officials suspect the illnesses may be linked to raw food.It noted that food poisoning cases had risen sharply in recent weeks, climbing from an average of one per week in late December to four per week last month. Thirty cases have already been recorded since February. Between January 18 and Monday, the centre logged 37 food poisoning cases affecting 115 people. Of these, 33 cases – involving 101 individuals – were linked to norovirus. Epidemiological findings showed all those affected by norovirus had eaten raw oysters during the incubation period. -- SOUTH CHINA MORNING POSTGolden girl Jeneath targets rare WAAP doubleMACC, UK fraud office probe IJM’s RM2.5bil overseas assetsOpinion - Cambodia’s pain is real and the world must stop ignoring it
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