Salmonella — Australia
An investigation into more than 50 cases of salmonellosis in Darwin and the surrounding area is currently under way, the Department of Health has confirmed. Salmonella infection is often caused by ingesting food contaminated with the bacterium.
Dr Peter Markey, head of surveillance at the Centre for Disease Control, said it was too early to say where the outbreak started or how it spread. He said the investigation was attempting to determine whether there had been a common food source at
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