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Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella enterica Serovar Heidelberg with Unidentified Source, Australia, 2018-2019

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EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Volume 28, Issue 1, Pages 238-241

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CENTERS DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION
DOI: 10.3201/eid2801.211462

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  1. Australian Government Department of Health
  2. Australian National University Master of Philosophy (Applied mEpidemiology) Scholarship - Queensland Health

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We report a multistate Salmonella enterica serovar Heidelberg outbreak in Australia during 2018-2019. Laboratory investigation could not identify the source of infection but detected indicators of severity and invasiveness. The hospitalization rate of 36% suggested a moderately severe clinical picture.
We report a multistate Salmonella enterica serovar Heidelberg outbreak in Australia during 2018-2019. Laboratory investigation of cases reported across 5 jurisdictions over a 7-month period could not identify a source of infection but detected indicators of severity and invasiveness. The hospitalization rate of 36% suggested a moderately severe clinical picture.

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