Health advisory: Listeria outbreak in Australia has proven lethal

Posted on February 14, 2013 • Filed under: Australia, Tourist Warning, Travel Health

According to m.smh.com.au, “A NSW man has been confirmed as the third fatality in Australia’s largest outbreak of listeria. The death of the 68-year-old man late last month was confirmed by Victoria’s acting chief health officer as being linked to the outbreak at Jindi, one of the nation’s biggest cheese companies…Twenty-six cases have been identified so far, including a NSW woman who had a miscarriage…led to the recall of more than 100 cheese products, but it has warned there could be more cases and further fatalities.” Read Article

Share This Story
  • Print
  • Digg
  • StumbleUpon
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • Twitter
  • Google Bookmarks
  • Add to favorites
  • email