Enteric infections Outbreaks of foodborne disease Ten outbreaks of suspected foodborne disease were investigated in July andAugust 2010. In three of these outbreaks (one of which occurred in an aged-care facility) stool specimens tested positive for Salmonella Typhimurium. In one, samples of the fried ice-cream that the affected people had consumed in a restaurant also tested positive for S. Ty...

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