A multi-state outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul in Australia associated with cantaloupe consumption

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 367-374

  Munnoch, S A ^a   Ward, K ^b   Sheridan, S ^c,d,e   Fitzsimmons, G J ^f   Shadbolt, C T ^g   Piispanen, J P ^h   Wang, Q ⁱ   Ward, T J ^j   Worgan, T L M ^a   Oxenford, C ^k   Musto, J A ^b   McAnulty, J ^b   Durrheim, David N ^a  

^a HUNTER NEW ENGLAND POPULATION HEALTH   (Australia)

^b New South Wales Health ^*  (Australia)

^c The Australian National University   (Australia)

^d Department of Human Services ^*  (Australia)

^e BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^f Australian Capital Territory   (Australia)

^g New South Wales Food Authority   (Australia)

^h Northern Area Health Service   (Australia)

ⁱ WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^j NORTHERN TERRITORY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^k Health Protection Service   (Australia)

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Author keywords

Epidemiology; Food safety; Foodborne diseases; Outbreaks; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOODY DIARRHEA; BROCCOLI; CANTALOUPE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUCUMBER; DIARRHEA; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EPIDEMIC; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SAFETY; GRAPE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; MYALGIA; NAUSEA; PEAR; PUBLIC HEALTH; STRAWBERRY; TANDEM REPEAT; TYPHOID FEVER; VOMITING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; MICROBIOLOGY; SALMONELLA FOOD POISONING; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CUCUMIS MELO; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; SALMONELLA FOOD POISONING; VICTORIA;

EID: 64549096894     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268808000861     Document Type: Article

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