Salmonella Outbreak at Mexican Hospital Sickens 135 Doctors
Health officials said 41 doctors remain hospitalized and 15 were admitted to intensive care after tests confirmed Salmonella in most cases.
- On Friday, Mexico's Health Ministry confirmed an outbreak of acute infectious gastroenteritis caused by Salmonella bacteria at the Dr. Eduardo Liceaga General Hospital in Mexico City, sickening 135 resident physicians and specialists.
- Investigations linked the illness to food served at the hospital's cafeteria, prompting authorities to shutter the dining room on Monday after tests confirmed Salmonella and Escherichia coinfection.
- Of those affected, 41 remain hospitalized for treatment, including 15 doctors in the intensive care unit; about 10% of the hospital's 1,150 active residents were impacted.
- Health Minister David Kershenobich toured the facility Friday as administrators converted a former family shelter into a ward. Officials stressed that all affected doctors are "stable, have no severe symptoms, are receiving medical care and are recovering well."
- Restaurantes Grogi, the contracted food service provider, holds two federal dining contracts valued at US $19.7 million. The National Autonomous University remains in contact with hospital authorities to monitor enrolled students' clinical condition.
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Authorities of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) said that one of the resident physicians affected by the outbreak of acute infectious gastroenteritis due to salmonella in the General Hospital of Mexico Dr. Eduardo Liceaga is grave, while sources of the Ministry of Health (Ssa) reported that “everyone is evolving favorably.”
135 doctors sickened by salmonella outbreak at Mexico City's General Hospital
Authorities reportedly ignored doctors' initial complaints of food poisoning symptoms, adding to the seriousness of the outbreak. The problem has since been traced to an in-hospital eating facility run by outside contractors.
By Uriel Blanco, CNN en Español - An outbreak of salmonella bacteria has left 135 resident and highly specialized doctors at the General Hospital of Mexico Dr. Eduardo Liceaga, located in Mexico City, affected with various gastrointestinal symptoms, "mainly abdominal pain, diarrhea, low-grade fever and vomiting," reported health authorities.
Salmonella Outbreak affects 135 doctors of the General Hospital of Mexico Agency Period... Fri, 04/09/2026 - 18:01 Of them, 41 remained hospitalized and in stable condition.
Mexico City.- Health authorities investigate whether a batch of egg contaminated with salmonella and escherichia coli consumed in the General Hospital of Mexico (HGM) “Dr. Eduardo Liceaga” caused the gastrointestinal outbreak that left 135 medical residents sick and 41 hospitalized. According to the Act of Failure of the National Public Tenders [...] La entrada Indagan egg contaminated after salmonella outbreak in General Hospital of Mexico was …
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