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gram-negative bacterial infections and cardiovascular parasitism in green sea turtles (chelonia mydas).to investigate causes of ill health and mortality in juvenile wild green sea turtles (chelonia mydas) found along the mid-north west coast of western australia between june and october of 1997.19989673767
salmonella mississippi infections in tasmania: the role of native australian animals and untreated drinking water.salmonella mississippi infections are very common in australia's island state - tasmania - with an annual rate of 17 cases/100000 population. a case-control study conducted during 2001-2002 found single variable associations with indirect exposure to many native animal species, untreated drinking water, travelling within the state, hand-mouth behaviours and contact with pet faeces. no associations were detected with farm animal or pet species or with any food. indirect contact with native birds, ...200616672107
microbiological evaluation of south australian rock lobster meat.samples of frozen precooked rock lobster meat from five south australian fish-processing plants situated in the west coast and south-east regions were tested over a period of six months during the 1974/5 lobster fishing season. the most probable number (mpn) of e. coli and coliforms, staphylococcus aureus and salmonella, as well as total plate count (tpc) were determined in 480 samples. monthly geometric mean tpc ranged from 1600/g to 25,000/g. the highest geometric mean of the mpn of coliforms ...1977336790
a multi-jurisdiction outbreak of salmonella typhimurium phage type 135 associated with purchasing chicken meat from a supermarket chain.a multi-jurisdiction case control study was conducted after an increase of salmonella typhimurium phage type 135 notifications (a local designated subgroup) was observed throughout australia. hypothesis generating interviews conducted in three jurisdictions identified consumption of chicken, eggs, beef and bagged carrots as common among cases and that a high proportion of cases (> 80%) reported purchasing their groceries from a particular supermarket chain (supermarket a). we conducted a case co ...200617330387
large outbreaks of salmonella typhimurium phage type 135 infections associated with the consumption of products containing raw egg in tasmania.this report describes one of the largest egg-associated outbreaks of foodborne illness in australia for many years. between june and december 2005, five outbreaks of salmonella typhimurium phage type 135 were identified in tasmania, leading to 125 laboratory-confirmed cases. public health investigations included case and food handler interviews, cohort studies, environmental health investigations of food businesses, microbiological testing, traceback, and inspections and drag swabbing of an egg ...200717503652
recurring outbreaks of salmonella typhimurium phage type 135 associated with the consumption of products containing raw egg in tasmania.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 o ...200819374277
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