Abandwendweli baseMelika naseKhanada: Musa ukuyitya iRomeine Lettuce

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Abasemagunyeni bokhenketho eUnited States naseKhanada kufuneka benze umgudu okhethekileyo wokuba nabandwendweli eUnited States naseKhanada bafanele bazi ngokuqhambuka kosulelo lwe-E.Coli olunxulunyaniswa ne-lettuce yaseRoma. Nabani na onelettuce yaseRoma efrijini kufuneka ayilahle kwaye abulale iintsholongwane kwisikhenkcisi.

Abasemagunyeni bokhenketho eUnited States naseKhanada kufuneka benze umgudu okhethekileyo wokuba nabandwendweli eUnited States naseKhanada bafanele bazi ngokuqhambuka kosulelo lwe-E.Coli olunxulunyaniswa ne-lettuce yaseRoma. Nabani na onelettuce yaseRoma efrijini kufuneka ayilahle kwaye abulale iintsholongwane kwisikhenkcisi.

Kubalulekile ukwabelana ngolu lwazi kunye nabatyeleli, ngakumbi nabakhenkethi abangathethi isingesi.

Abantu akufuneki batye i-lettuce yaseRoma de kwaziwe ngakumbi malunga nomthombo welethisi engcolileyo. I-Escherichia coli, ekwaziwa ngokuba yi-E. coli, yi-Gram-negative, i-facultatively anaerobic, i-rod-shaped, i-coliform bacterium yohlobo lwe-Escherichia edla ngokufumaneka emazantsi amathumbu ento ephilayo enegazi elishushu.

I-CDC ikhuphe le ngxelo:

I-Arhente yezeMpilo yoLuntu ye Khanada usebenzisana namaqabane ezempilo ephondo, i-Arhente yoHlolo lokutya yaseKhanada, i-Health Canada, kunye ne-United States Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC) kunye ne-United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA), ukuphanda ukuqhambuka. yosulelo lwe-E. coli kwi Ontario, Quebec New Brunswick, kunye namazwe amaninzi ase-US.

In Khanada, ngokusekwe kwiziphumo zophando ukuza kuthi ga ngoku, ukuvezwa kwi-lettuce yaseRoma ichongiwe njengomthombo wokuqhambuka, kodwa unobangela wongcoliseko awukabonwa. Uhlalutyo lwelebhu lubonisa ukuba izigulo ezichazwe kolu qhambuko zinxulumene nemfuzo kwizigulo ezixelwe kwi- yangaphambili E. coli ukuqhambuka ku Disemba 2017 eyachaphazela abathengi kuzo zombini Khanada kunye ne-US Oku kusixelela ukuba uhlobo olufanayo lwe-E. coli lubangela ukugula Khanada kunye ne-US njengoko yabonwa kwi-2017 kwaye ibonisa ukuba kunokubakho umthombo oqhubekayo wokungcoliseka. Abaphandi basebenzisa ubungqina obuqokelelwe kuzo zombini ukuqhambuka ukuze bancede ukuchonga unobangela wokungcola kwezi ziganeko.

Uqhambuko lwangoku lubonakala luqhubeka njengoko izifo ezinxulumene ne-lettuce yaseRoma ziqhubeka nokuxelwa. Ezi zigulo zakutsha nje zibonisa ukuba i-lettuce yaseRoma engcolisekileyo isenokuba isemarikeni, kubandakanya neendawo zokutyela, iivenkile ezithengisa ukutya kunye nazo naziphi na iindawo ezibonelela ngokutya. Ngeli xesha, ubungqina bophando kwi Ontario, Quebec, yaye ENew Brunswick icebisa ukuba kukho umngcipheko wosulelo lwe-E. coli olunxulumene nokutya i-lettuce yaseRoma.

Njengoko umngcipheko uqhubeka, i-Arhente yezeMpilo yoLuntu ye Khanada icebisa abantu ngabanye Ontario, Quebec, yaye ENew Brunswick ukuba kunqande ukutya i-lettuce yaseRoma kunye nemixube yesaladi equlethe i-lettuce yaseRoma kude kube ngaphezulu kwaziwe malunga nokuqhambuka kunye nonobangela wosulelo. Abahlali abakumaphondo achaphazelekileyo bayacetyiswa ukuba balahle nayiphi na i-lettuce yaseRoma ekhayeni labo, kwaye bahlambe ngokufanelekileyo kwaye bacoce naziphi na izikhongozeli okanye imigqomo ethe yadibana neletisi yaseRoma.

Okwangoku, akukho bungqina bubonisa ukuba abahlali kwezinye iindawo ze Khanada bayachatshazelwa sesi sifo. I-CDC yase-US nayo ikhuphe yonxibelelwano ngeengcebiso ezifanayo kubantu base-US. Uphando oluqhambukayo luyaqhubeka, kwaye esi saziso sezempilo yoluntu siza kuhlaziywa njengoko uphando lwaseKhanada lukhula.

Ingangcoliswa njani ileti yi-E. coli

I-E. coli ziintsholongwane ezihlala ngokwemvelo emathunjini eenkomo, eenkuku kunye nezinye izilwanyana. Umthombo oqhelekileyo wokugula kwe-E. coli ziziqhamo nemifuno ekrwada ethe yadibana nelindle lezilwanyana ezosulelekileyo. Uhlaza olunamagqabi, olufana ne-lettuce, lunokosuleleka entsimini ngumhlaba, ngamanzi, izilwanyana okanye umgquba odityaniswe ngendlela engafanelekanga. I-lettuce inokosulelwa yintsholongwane ngexesha nasemva kokuvuna ekuphathweni, ekugcinweni nasekuthuthweni kwemveliso. Ukungcoliseka kwi-lettuce kuyenzeka nakwivenkile ethengisa ukutya, kwifriji, okanye kwiikhawuntari kunye neebhodi zokusika ngokungcoliswa okunqamlezayo kunye neebhaktheriya ezinobungozi ezivela kwinyama ekrwada, inkukhu okanye intlanzi yaselwandle. Uninzi lweentlobo ze-E. coli azinabungozi ebantwini, kodwa ezinye iindidi zibangela ukugula.

Isishwankathelo sophando

In Khanada, njenge ye Novemba 23, 2018, kukho iimeko ezingama-22 eziqinisekisiweyo ze-E. coli ephandwayo kuyo Ontario (4) Quebec (17) kunye ENew Brunswick (1). Abantu baqala ukugula phakathi kuka-Oktobha nasekuqaleni Novemba 2018. Abantu abasibhozo baye balaliswa esibhedlele, yaye omnye waba ne-hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS), nto leyo eyingozi kakhulu enokubangelwa sisifo seE. Akukho kufa kuchaziweyo. Abantu abaye bagula baphakathi kweminyaka emi-5 nama-93 ubudala. Amatyala asasazwa ngokulinganayo phakathi kwamadoda nabasetyhini.

Uninzi lwabantu abaye bagula baxela ukutya i-lettuce yamaRoma ngaphambi kokuba izifo zabo zenzeke. Abantu baxela ukuba batya i-lettuce yaseRoma ekhaya, kunye neesaladi ezilungisiweyo ezithengwe kwiivenkile zokutya, okanye kwizinto zemenyu eziodolwe kwiindawo zokutyela kunye namatyathanga okutya okukhawulezayo.

I-Arhente yoHlolo lokuTya yaseKhanada (CFIA) isebenzisana namagosa ezempilo karhulumente kunye ne-US FDA ukufumanisa umthombo we-lettuce yaseRoma abantu abagulayo babonakaliswe kuyo. Njengenxalenye yophando lokhuseleko lokutya, i-lettuce yaseRoma isathathwa kwaye iyavavanywa. Ukuza kuthi ga ngoku, zonke iimveliso ezivavanyiweyo azinayo E. coli. Njengoko kungekho mveliso ingcolisekileyo ifunyenwe kwindawo yentengiso kwaye nomthombo wongcoliseko awukachongwa, akukhange kubekho mveliso ikhunjuzwayo Khanada okanye i-US eyayanyaniswa nokuqhambuka. Ukuba uphawu oluthile okanye umthombo we-lettuce yaseRoma ichongiwe Khanada i-CFIA iya kuthatha amanyathelo ayimfuneko ukukhusela uluntu, kuquka ukukhumbula imveliso njengoko kufuneka.

Ngubani oyena usengozini

Olu hlobo loqhambuko olwaziwa ngokuba yi-E. coli O157 kunokwenzeka ngakumbi kunezinye iintlobo zokubangela isigulo esiqatha. Abasetyhini abakhulelweyo, abo banamajoni omzimba abuthathaka, abantwana abancinci kunye nabantu abadala basengozini enkulu yokufumana iingxaki ezinzulu.

Abantu abaninzi abagula ngenxa yosulelo lwe-E. coli baya kuchacha ngokupheleleyo ngokwabo. Nangona kunjalo, abanye abantu banokuba nesifo esibi kakhulu esifuna ukunakekelwa esibhedlele, okanye iziphumo ezihlala ixesha elide zempilo. Kwiimeko ezinqabileyo, abanye abantu banokuba neempawu ezisongela ubomi, ezibandakanya ukubetha, ukusilela kwezintso kunye nokuxhuzula, okunokukhokelela ekufeni. Kuyenzeka ukuba abanye abantu bosulelwe yile bhaktheriya kwaye bangaguli okanye babonise naziphi na iimpawu, kodwa bakwazi ukusasaza usulelo kwabanye.

Kufuneka wenze ntoni ukukhusela impilo yakho

Kunzima ukwazi ukuba ingaba imveliso ingcolisekile na yi-E. coli kuba awukwazi ukuyibona, ukuyijoja okanye ukuyingcamla. I-lettuce ye-Romaine ingaba nobomi beshelufu ukuya kwiiveki ezintlanu, kwaye ngoko ke kunokwenzeka ukuba i-lettuce yaseRoma engcolileyo ethengiweyo kwiiveki ezimbalwa ezidlulileyo isenokuba sekhaya lakho.

Indawo yokutyela kunye nabathengisi basenokuba basathengisa iimveliso ze lettuce zaseRoma. Abathengi bayacetyiswa ukuba basebenzise ulwazi olukwesi saziso sempilo yoluntu ukunceda ukwenza izigqibo ezizizo malunga neemeko zabo zempilo. Abantu ngabanye kwi Ontario, Quebec kwaye ENew Brunswick kufanele kunqande ukutya i-lettuce yaseRoma kunye nemixube yesaladi equlethe i-lettuce yaseRoma kude kube ngaphezulu kwaziwe malunga nokuqhambuka kunye nonobangela wosulelo. Abahlali abakumaphondo achaphazelekileyo bayacetyiswa ukuba balahle nayiphi na i-lettuce yaseRoma ekhayeni labo, kwaye bahlambe ngokufanelekileyo kwaye bacoce naziphi na izikhongozeli okanye imigqomo ethe yadibana neletisi yaseRoma.

Eli cebiso libandakanya zonke iintlobo okanye ukusetyenziswa kwe-lettuce yaseRoma, njengeentloko zaseRomaine, iintliziyo zamaRoma, kunye neengxowa kunye neebhokisi ze-lettuce zangaphambili kunye nemixube yesaladi equlethe i-romaine, kuquka i-baby romaine, i-spring mix, kunye nesaladi kaKesare.

iimpawu

Abantu abosulelwe yi-E. coli banokuba noluhlu olubanzi lweempawu. Abanye abaguli kwaphela, nangona besenokusasaza usulelo kwabanye. Abanye basenokuziva ngathi banesisu esibi. Kwezinye iimeko, abantu bagula kakhulu kwaye kufuneka balaliswe esibhedlele.

Ezi mpawu zilandelayo zinokuvela kwisithuba sosuku ukuya kwelishumi emva kokudibana nebhaktheriya:

  • isicaphulelo
  • ukuhlanza
  • intloko
  • umkhuhlane omncinci
  • isisu esibuhlungu
  • urhudo olunamanzi okanye olunegazi

Uninzi lweempawu ziphela kwiintsuku ezintlanu ukuya kwezilishumi. Alukho unyango lokwenyani losulelo lwe-E. coli, ngaphandle kokubeka iliso kwisigulo, ukunika intuthuzelo, kunye nokuthintela ukuphelelwa ngamanzi emzimbeni ngokufakwa kwamanzi okufanelekileyo kunye nesondlo. Abantu abavelisa iingxaki banokufuna unyango olongezelelweyo, njenge-dialysis yokusilela kwezintso. Kufuneka uqhagamshelane nomboneleli wakho wezempilo ukuba iimpawu ziyaqhubeka.

Yintoni uRhulumente Khanada uyenza

Urhulumente we Khanada uzibophelele kukhuseleko lokutya. I-Arhente yezeMpilo yoLuntu ye Khanada ikhokelela kuphando lwempilo yoluntu kuqhambuko, kwaye inxibelelana rhoqo namaqabane ayo, iphondo kunye nemimandla ukubeka iliso kwimeko kunye nokusebenzisana kumanyathelo okujongana noqhambuko.

impilo Khanada ibonelela ngovavanyo lwengozi yempilo enxulumene nokutya ukufumanisa ukuba ubukho bento ethile okanye i-microorganism ibeka ingozi kwimpilo kubathengi.

I-Arhente yoHlolo lokuTya yaseKhanada yenza uphando ngokhuseleko lokutya malunga nomthombo wokutya onokuthi uqhambuke.

Urhulumente we Khanada iya kuqhubeka nokuhlaziya abantu baseKhanada njengoko ulwazi olutsha olunxulumene nolu phando lufumaneka.

 

INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:

  • As the risk is ongoing, the Public Health Agency of Canada is advising individuals in Ontario, Quebec, and New Brunswick to avoid eating romaine lettuce and salad mixes containing romaine lettuce until more is known about the outbreak and the cause of contamination.
  • Tourism authorities in the United States and Canada should make a special effort that also visitors to the United States and Canada should be aware of an outbreak of E.
  • In Canada, based on the investigation findings to date, exposure to romaine lettuce has been identified as a source of the outbreak, but the cause of contamination has not been identified.

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