OzFoodNet: enhancing foodborne disease surveillance across Australia: quarterly report, October to December 2004.

OzFoodNet: enhancing foodborne disease surveillance across Australia: quarterly report, 1 October to 31 December 2003.

A key feature of the quarter was the significant number of outbreaks of gastroenteritis spread by person-to-person transmission, especially in outbreaks of norovirus. There were also a large number of outbreaks of foodborne illness prior to Christmas 2003. Also important have been the significant efforts to investigate outbreaks relating to oysters imported from Japan. These oyster related outb...

OzFoodNet: enhancing foodborne disease surveillance across Australia: quarterly report, July to September 2001.

OzFoodNet: enhancing foodborne disease surveillance across Australia: quarterly report, January to March 2002.

OzFoodNet: enhancing foodborne disease surveillance across Australia: quarterly report, 1 July to 30 September 2003.

The OzFoodNet Working Group is (in alphabetical order): Rosie Ashbolt (Tas), Robert Bell (Qld), Barry Combs (SA), Scott Crerar (FSANZ), Craig Dalton (Hunter PHU), Karen Dempsey (NT), Joy Gregory (Vic), Gillian Hall (NCEPH), Brigid Hardy (AFFA), Geoff Hogg (MDU), Geetha Isaac-Toua (ACT), Martyn Kirk (FSANZ), Karin Lalor (Vic), Tony Merritt (Hunter PHU), Geoff Millard (ACT), Jennie Musto (NSW), L...

OzFoodNet: enhancing foodborne disease surveillance across Australia: quarterly report, April to June 2004.

Salmonella incidence was increased during the quarter, similar to the first quarter of 2004. There were several outbreaks of different phage types of S. Typhimurium occurring in multiple Australian states. OzFoodNet held several discussions during the quarter to try to identify links between these increases. In total, Salmonella infections were responsible for 32 per cent of foodborne outbreaks...