Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 386

On 14 February 1992, food contaminated with cholera was distributed to the passengers on Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 386.

On 14 February 1992, an Aerolineas Argentinas Boeing 747-287B, arrived in Los Angeles, California, United States, inbound from Ministro Pistarini International Airport, Buenos Aires, Argentina, via a scheduled stopover at Jorge Chávez International Airport, Lima, Peru.

[1][3] Contaminated shrimp entered the aircraft in Lima, a year after a cholera outbreak began in Peru.

[2][3][4] Five passengers showed signs of the illness immediately after landing at Los Angeles International Airport.

[1] Even though the Peruvian caterer that provided the food to Aerolíneas Argentinas in Lima also provided service to other companies the same day and no signs of the illness were reported, the Argentine flag carrier blamed it for entering the contaminated food into the aircraft.

Vibrio cholerae : The bacterium that causes cholera ( SEM image)