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Mr. Ballen: 本期节目讲述一起发生在美国的疾病爆发事件，起初是一个男孩患有严重的疑似食物中毒，随后更多的人出现同样的症状，医生们努力寻找病因，最终发现是由于受污染的欧芹导致的志贺氏菌感染，该事件波及多个州，甚至加拿大。 Dr. Jean Miller: 医生在医院接诊了两个患有相同症状的孩子，初步诊断为志贺氏菌感染，并意识到这可能是一场大规模的疾病爆发，她积极采取措施进行治疗和调查，并与公共卫生部门合作。 Dr. Julie Wickland: 公共卫生部门的流行病学家介入调查，发现两个患病儿童都曾在同一餐厅就餐，并初步锁定餐厅为感染源，她组织团队进行现场调查，收集证据，并与其他机构合作，最终确定了污染源头。 Dr. Timothy Niemi: 美国疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）的流行病学家加入调查，利用CDC的数据库比对细菌基因序列，发现多个地区爆发了相同的志贺氏菌感染，这表明污染源可能相同，并协助追踪污染源头。 Jeremy Brown: 美国食品药品监督管理局（FDA）的调查员参与调查，追溯受污染欧芹的来源，最终发现墨西哥一家农场由于自来水消毒系统故障导致欧芹被志贺氏菌污染，并通过供应链传播到北美多个地区。

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A boy named Toby is rushed to the hospital with severe food poisoning, followed by a girl named Peyton. Doctors struggle to identify the cause and treat the illness.
  • Toby and Peyton exhibit similar symptoms of severe food poisoning.
  • Doctors initially suspect food poisoning but need to identify the specific bacteria.
  • Blood and stool samples are taken to determine the exact cause of the illness.

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This story is a fan favorite from MrBallen's Medical Mysteries.

A boy in Minnesota is rushed to the emergency room with one of the worst food poisoning cases the doctors have ever seen. A short while later, a little girl shows up with the same illness. Soon, cases are popping up throughout the state, leaving some on the brink of death as doctors scramble to figure out why.

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