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Local, provincial, and federal responses to aconitine poisonings associated with galanga (sand ginger) powder in Ontario in 2022.
The Public Health Agency of Canada is pleased to announce the next session of the Enteric Outbreak Seminar Series (EOSS). EOSS is brought to you by the Centre for Food-borne, Environmental and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases Outbreak Management Division. The Outbreak Management Division detects, assesses, and responds to multi-jurisdictional outbreaks of enteric illnesses in Canada and provides expertise, support, and training to public health authorities investigating enteric illness outbreaks.
The Enteric Outbreak Seminar Series aims to increase knowledge and awareness of enteric illness outbreak investigations in Canada, including novel approaches, research, special projects, and upcoming or recent changes in policy or practice.
The next seminar will take place on October 5th, 2023 from 14:00-15:00 EDT. Live audio interpretation (French) and live captioning (French and English) will be available.
The topic of the seminar is Local, provincial, and federal responses to aconitine poisonings associated with galanga (sand ginger) powder in Ontario in 2022.
In August 2022, 11 individuals in Ontario experienced symptoms consistent with aconitine poisoning after consuming a restaurant meal. Local, provincial, and federal public health partners investigated, and galanga (sand ginger) powder containing aconitine toxin was identified as the source of the illnesses. This seminar will describe the actions of local, provincial, and federal public health partners in response to this event.