A number of Irish citizens are receiving treatment following a botulism outbreak in the French city of Bordeaux.The outbreak is being linked to a wine bar in the city and specifically to sardines.The HSE is advising anyone who ate sardines at the Tchin Tchin Wine Bar - 3 Rue Emile Duploye, 33000 Bordeaux - between Monday September 4th and Sunday September 10th, and who feel unwell, to seek urgent medical care.
"It is important to emphasise that this advice only applies to those who ate sardines at the premises during the time specified," he said.Botulism can be a serious and potentially fatal condition.
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