The Epidemiology Service of the General Directorate of Public Health and Addictions has updated information regarding a food poisoning outbreak declared at the Hotel Cavanna in La Manga on Sunday morning, twenty-four August. The initial alert reported twenty-eight cases, but this number has since surged to over one hundred individuals presenting symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhoea, and abdominal pain, with some cases accompanied by fever.

Emergency services mobilised five units for on-site attention, with a total of twenty patients transferred to the emergency department at Santa Lucía Hospital for assessment. All patients have since been discharged, except for two who remain under observation due to ongoing symptoms. Initial microbiological results have confirmed that the causal agent is salmonella.

In compliance with public health protocols, the Epidemiology Service and inspectors from the Food Safety Service visited the establishment on Sunday to conduct epidemiological investigations and implement preventive and control measures. Consequently, the hotel’s kitchen operations have been suspended, and a thorough cleaning and disinfection of the premises have been ordered. To ensure guests continue to receive service, an external catering company will manage the food provision temporarily.

The clustering of cases, with a majority of symptoms arising after lunch on Saturday, twenty-three August, suggests a common foodborne origin. Investigations are currently focusing on collecting samples of the food served and taking faecal cultures from food handlers to pinpoint the exact source of the outbreak and apply definitive corrective measures.