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Investigation into an outbreak of food poisoning

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2009

B. J. Hayden ,
K. A. Bettleheim  and
M. W. Wilson
B. J. Hayden
Affiliation:
National Health Institute, Department of Health, P.O. Box 7126, Wellington South, New Zealand
K. A. Bettleheim
Affiliation:
National Health Institute, Department of Health, P.O. Box 7126, Wellington South, New Zealand
M. W. Wilson
Affiliation:
National Health Institute, Department of Health, P.O. Box 7126, Wellington South, New Zealand
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During an outbreak of food poisoning at a church camp, 16 of the 25 people attending were affected. Despite a thorough search for a bacterial pathogen none was identified. An examination of the Escherichia coli serotypes present suggest that E. coli 0159.H9 may have been the organism causing the outbreak.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 85 , Issue 3 , December 1980 , pp. 327 - 330
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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