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18687158

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-2-9
pubmed:abstractText
In March 2007, an outbreak of gastroenteritis was identified at a school camp in rural Victoria, Australia, affecting about half of a group of 55 students. A comprehensive investigation was initiated to identify the source. Twenty-seven attendees were found to have abdominal pain, diarrhoea and nausea (attack rate 49%). Of 11 faecal specimens tested all were positive for Salmonella Typhimurium definitive phage type 9 (DT9). Of four samples taken from the untreated private water supply, two were positive for DT9. Drinking water from containers filled from rainwater tanks [relative risk (RR) 3.2, P=0.039] and participation in two recreational activities - flying fox (RR 5.3, P=0.011), and beam-balance (RR 3.9, P=0.050) - were indicative of a link with illness. Environmental and epidemiological investigations suggested rainwater collection tanks contaminated with DT9 as being the cause of the outbreak. Increased use of rainwater tanks may heighten the risk of waterborne disease outbreaks unless appropriate preventative measures are undertaken.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0950-2688
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
137
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
434-40
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
An outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium 9 at a school camp linked to contamination of rainwater tanks.
pubmed:affiliation
Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Unit, Public Health Branch, Victorian Government Department of Human Services, Melbourne, Australia. lucinda.franklin@gmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't