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An outbreak of cholera in Australia due to food served in flight on an international aircraft

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

R. G. A. Sutton
R. G. A. Sutton
Affiliation:
School of Public Health and Tropical MedicineThe University of Sydney, N.S.W. Australia, 2006
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An outbreak of cholera occurred in November 1972 among passengers on an aircraft that had flown from London to Sydney. The infection was confined to economy-class passengers and the available evidence indicates that it was due to a dish of hors d'œuvres served on the aircraft between Bahrain and Singapore. Although one person died, the infection was generally mild, and almost half of those infected were symptomless. There was a significant difference between the immunization status of persons with clinical illness and the immunization status of other passengers. Current cholera immunization appeared to play a significant role in preventing symptoms of the disease, but it did not prevent a person becoming a carrier of the organism.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 72 , Issue 3 , June 1974 , pp. 441 - 451
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1974

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