Infection Hazard - Botulism

A second botulism victim died in a Sardinian hospital Tuesday, weeks after eating tainted the same guacamole that killed the first victim at a Latino festival in Cagliari at the end of July.<br />Valeria Sollai, 62, died overnight at the Monserrato Polyclinic Hospital.<br />She had been in intensive care at the university hospital for weeks after attending and consuming guacamole-based dishes at the Fiesta Latina in late July in Monserrato, a city outside Cagliari.<br />On August 8, 36-year-old Roberta Pitzalis died, also poisoned by the killer bacteria at the same event.<br />This further aggravates the situation of the only suspect, Christian Gustavo Vincenti, the owner of the kiosk where the contaminated products were consumed.