摘要：In October 2000, a cluster of eleven cases ofsalmonellosis were investigated by the CommunicableDisease Control Branch. Hypothesis generatinginterviews sought demographic, illness, food purchasingpractices, food consumption, social activities, and animalcontact information for the seven day period prior to theonset of symptoms. One case reported a history ofoverseas travel. Of the remaining ten (6 female, 4 male)cases, the age range was 16 to 80 years. Cases werereported from both metropolitan and rural areas of SouthAustralia. All ten cases reported eating at an Adelaidemetropolitan restaurant between the 4 and 7 October2000. The predominant symptoms were abdominal pain(80%), diarrhoea (80%), fever (60%), nausea (60%), andbloody diarrhoea (40%). The median incubation periodwas 39.5 hours (range: 24 to 168 hours). One urine andnine stool specimens obtained from cases were positivefor Salmonella Typhimurium phage type 44. Faecalspecimens obtained from two symptomatic familymembers, were negative for Salmonella sp. There wereno reports of gastrointestinal illness in restaurantemployees
