Recurring outbreaks of Salmonella typhimurium phage type 135 associated with the consumption of products containing raw egg in Tasmania

Commun Dis Intell Q Rep. 2008 Dec;32(4):466-8.

Abstract

Large egg-associated outbreaks of Salmonella Typhimurium 135 (STm135) that were associated with inadequate food safety practices but also linked to a common poultry farm occurred in Tasmania in 2005. A series of public health interventions were implemented to prevent further occurrences but 2 more egg-associated outbreaks in Tasmania in March 2007 and January 2008 led to a further 66 cases of STm135. This report describes these outbreaks and their links to the common source associated with the outbreaks in 2005.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cooking
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Eggs / microbiology*
  • Food Contamination
  • Food Microbiology
  • Humans
  • Salmonella Food Poisoning / epidemiology
  • Salmonella Food Poisoning / microbiology
  • Salmonella Infections / epidemiology*
  • Salmonella Infections / microbiology*
  • Salmonella typhimurium / classification*
  • Tasmania / epidemiology
  • Time Factors