A California restaurant has been forced to close after dozens of its patrons were sickened by what health officials believe was undercooked meat.
Solano County health officials are dealing with several possible cases of Campylobacter, a bacteria that causes fever, abdominal cramping, and diarrhea.
“Not everybody goes to their doctor, not everybody gets tested, so there’s probably others who potentially got sick,” Michael Stacey, Solano County deputy health officer, told Fox 40.
All 32 reported patients that have been sickened so far ate at Alejandro’s Taqueria in Fairfield at least once between May 26 and June 8, Stacey explained to Fox 40.
“Undercooked meat is a likely source. We don’t know what the [exact] source is in this case, so here in the lab, we’re testing lots of food specimens and seeing if we can figure out exactly what the source of Campylobacter is,” Stacey said.
According to Stacey, the symptoms of Campylobacter typically last for a few days, but they shouldn’t continue for any longer than a week.
"People get diarrhea, typically a fever with that, occasionally the diarrhea can be bloody usually the symptoms will last a couple of days and resolve on their own," Stacey said.
While the cause of the outbreak is expected to be undercooked meat, health officials are still investigating to make sure.
