Woman, 23, in Colorado left paralyzed from the neck down and on a ventilator after eating 'CANNED SOUP' contaminated with deadly bacteria

Neither the family nor health department have confirmed this was the culprit A woman in Colorado has been left paralyzed and fighting for her life after fighting a deadly bacterial infection - which her friends think she got from canned soup. The disease, which affects about 100 Americans every year, left her paralyzed Sources familar with Ms Albuquerque Celada's case said she became infected with botulism from canned soup that she got while bartering in the ski town of Aspen Botulism is caused by eating foods that have been contaminated with the bacteria C botulinum. As of now, she is on a ventilator and will be transferred back to Brazil Swedish Medical Center in Denver, where Ms Albuquerque Celada is hospitalized, has announced that it will cover costs for her to return to Brazil Doralice Goes, a fellow botulism survivor from Brazil who says she is familiar with the case, said that Ms Albuquerque Celada contracted botulism from canned soup that she got from a market stall. The Pitkin County Health Department, where Aspen is located, said last week that they believe Ms Albuquerque Celada's case is an 'isolated incident'. Ms Goes, who said that Ms Albuquerque Celada's case was tied to canned soup, was diagnosed with botulism last year and became paralyzed after eating pesto from a farmer's market, which she believes was contaminated.