OzFoodNet quarterly report, 1 October to 31 December 2012
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https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2013.37.54Keywords:
foodborne disease, OzFoodNet, gastrointestinal illness, enteric infectionAbstract
The Australian Government Department of Health established the OzFoodNet network in 2000 to collaborate nationally to investigate foodborne disease. In each Australian state and territory, OzFoodNet epidemiologists investigate outbreaks of enteric infection. This quarterly report documents investigations of outbreaks of gastrointestinal illness and clusters of disease potentially related to food, which occurred in Australia between 1 October and 31 December 2012.
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