An Outbreak of Salmonella Litchfield on a car rally, Northern Territory, 2009

Authors

  • Polly Wallace National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, The Australian National University, Australian Capital Territory; OzFoodNet, Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
  • Martyn D Kirk National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, The Australian National University, Australian Capital Territory; OzFoodNet, Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
  • Sally A Munnoch OzFoodNet, Hunter New England Area Health Service, New South Wales
  • Jenine Gunn OzFoodNet, Department of Health and Families, Northern Territory
  • Russell J Stafford OzFoodNet, Department of Health, Queensland
  • Paul M Kelly National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, Australian National University, Australian Capital Territory

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2010.34.18

Keywords:

Salmonella Litchfield, outbreak, Northern Territory

Abstract

This report discusses an outbreak of S. Litchfield, which was associated with a funding raising car rally in the Northern Territory of Australia. This serotype is common in northern Australia but less so in southern Australia. OzFoodNet conducted a multi-jurisdictional investigation to determine the source of the outbreak, the mode of transmission and to recommend appropriate public health actions in response to this outbreak.

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01/06/10

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Wallace, Polly, Martyn D Kirk, Sally A Munnoch, Jenine Gunn, Russell J Stafford, and Paul M Kelly. 2010. “An Outbreak of Salmonella Litchfield on a Car Rally, Northern Territory, 2009”. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 34 (June):124-26. https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2010.34.18.

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Vol. 34 (2010)

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Short report

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