Editing Clostridium perfringens (section)

== Food poisoning incidents ==
On May 7, 2010, 42 residents and 12 staff members at a Louisiana (USA) state psychiatric hospital were affected and experienced vomiting, abdominal cramps, and diarrhea. Three patients died within 24 hours. The outbreak was linked to chicken which was cooked a day before it was served and was not cooled down according to hospital guidelines. The outbreak affected 31% of the residents of the hospital and 69% of the staff who ate the chicken. How many of the affected residents ate the chicken is unknown.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fatal Foodborne Clostridium perfringens Illness at a State Psychiatric Hospital — Louisiana, 2010 |url=https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6132a1.htm |access-date=16 November 2013 |work=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention}}</ref>

In May 2011, a man died after allegedly eating food contaminated with the bacteria on a [[Transatlantic flight|transatlantic]] [[American Airlines]] flight. The man's wife and daughter were suing American and [[LSG Sky Chefs]], the German company that prepared the inflight food.<ref>{{cite web |last=Mohn |first=Tanya |date=1 December 2011 |title=Passenger dies in-flight, family says airline to blame |url=http://overheadbin.nbcnews.com/_news/2011/12/01/9146822-passenger-dies-in-flight-family-says-airline-to-blame?chromedomain=usnews |access-date=2012-02-13 |website=Overhead Bin |publisher=MSNBC}}</ref>

In December 2012, a 46-year-old woman died two days after eating a Christmas Day meal at a pub in [[Hornchurch]], [[Essex]], England. She was among about 30 people to fall ill after eating the meal. Samples taken from the victims contained ''C. perfringens''. The hotel manager and the cook were jailed for forging cooking records relating to the cooking of the turkey.<ref>{{cite news |date=23 January 2015 |title=Pub chef and manager jailed over Christmas dinner that left a diner dead |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jan/23/pub-chef-manager-jailed-christmas-dinner-diner-dead |access-date=3 August 2015 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>

In December 2014, 87-year-old Bessie Scott died three days after eating a church potluck supper in [[Nackawic]], [[New Brunswick]], Canada. Over 30 other people reported signs of gastrointestinal illness, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. The province's acting chief medical officer says, ''Clostridium perfringens'' is the bacteria [sic] that most likely caused the woman's death.<ref>{{cite news |date=12 December 2014 |title=Woman's death likely caused by bacteria from Christmas supper |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/woman-s-death-likely-caused-by-bacteria-from-christmas-supper-1.2870869 |publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]}}</ref>

In October 2016, 66-year-old Alex Zdravich died four days after eating an enchilada, burrito, and taco at Agave Azul in [[West Lafayette, Indiana]], United States. Three others who dined the same day reported signs of foodborne illness, which were consistent with the symptoms and rapid onset of ''C. perfringens'' infection. They later tested positive for the presence of the bacteria, but the leftover food brought home by Zdravich tested negative.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-07-17 |title=Food poisoning death at Indiana restaurant kept secret for months |url=http://www.wthr.com/article/food-poisoning-death-at-indiana-restaurant-kept-secret-for-months |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170720195249/http://www.wthr.com/article/food-poisoning-death-at-indiana-restaurant-kept-secret-for-months |archive-date=2017-07-20 |access-date=2017-07-18 |work=13 WTHR Indianapolis}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=(WTHR) |first=Susan Batt |title=Agave Azul Tippecanoe Co Food Poisoning Finding Summary |url=https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3896503-Agave-Azul-Tippecanoe-Co-Food-Poisoning-Finding.html |access-date=2017-07-18 |website=www.documentcloud.org |language=en}}</ref>

In November 2016, food contaminated with ''C. perfringens'' caused three individuals to die, and another 22 to be sickened, after a [[Thanksgiving (United States)|Thanksgiving]] luncheon hosted by a church in [[Antioch, California]], United States.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Bacteria that killed 3 at Antioch Thanksgiving dinner pinpointed |url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Bacteria-that-killed-3-at-Antioch-Thanksgiving-10808875.php |access-date=2016-12-20 |newspaper=SFGate}}</ref>

In January 2017, a mother and her son sued a restaurant in [[Rochester, New York]], United States, as they and 260 other people were sickened after eating foods contaminated with ''C. perfringens''. "Officials from the Monroe County Department of Public Health closed down the Golden Ponds after more than a fourth of its Thanksgiving Day guests became ill. An inspection revealed a walk-in refrigerator with food spills and mold, a damaged gasket preventing the door from closing, and mildew growing inside."<ref>{{cite web |date=6 January 2017 |title=Mother, son sue eatery for Thanksgiving dinner food poisoning - Food Safety News |url=http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2017/01/mother-son-sue-eatery-for-thanksgiving-dinner-food-poisoning/#.WPeAKIgrKM8}}</ref>

In July 2018, 647 people reported symptoms after eating at a [[Chipotle Mexican Grill]] restaurant in [[Powell, Ohio]], United States. Stool samples tested by the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|CDC]] tested positive for ''C. perfringens''.<ref>{{cite web |date=16 August 2018 |title=CDC releases test findings after hundreds sickened at Powell Chipotle - Columbus Dispatch |url=http://www.dispatch.com/business/20180816/cdc-releases-test-findings-after-hundreds-sickened-at-powell-chipotle |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816201052/http://www.dispatch.com/business/20180816/cdc-releases-test-findings-after-hundreds-sickened-at-powell-chipotle |archive-date=16 August 2018 |access-date=16 August 2018}}</ref>

In November 2018, approximately 300 people in Concord, [[North Carolina]], United States, were sickened by food at a church barbecue that tested positive for ''C. perfringens''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 2018 |title=Strain of food poisoning causes illness at North Carolina church barbecue |url=https://myfox8.com/2018/11/17/strain-of-food-poisoning-causes-illness-at-north-carolina-church-barbecue/amp/}}</ref>

In 2021, a foodborne illness outbreak in [[Homer, Alaska]], affected approximately 80 employees of South Peninsula Hospital and was traced to Cubano sandwiches served during staff meals. The [[Alaska Department of Health and Social Services]] identified the likely cause as ''C. perfringens''. No hospitalizations were reported, and the outbreak was contained to hospital staff. Such localized outbreaks are considered uncommon in Alaska when not tied to a national foodborne incident.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 12, 2021 |title=Cubano Sandwiches with Clostridium Perfringens Found in Alaska Investigation |url=https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2021/08/cubano-sandwiches-with-clostridium-perfringens-found-in-alaska-investigation/. |website=Food Safety News}}</ref>