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

Elenor Kerr, Russell Stafford, Irani U. Rathnayake, Rikki M A Graham, Emily Fearnley, Joy Gregory, Keira Glasgow, Rose Wright, Vitali Sintchenko, Qinning Wang, Peter J Howard, Stephen Lambert

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    Abstract

    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.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)238-241
    JournalEmerging Infectious Diseases
    Volume28
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2022

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