摘要：On 25 May 2001, the Centre for Disease Control,Northern Territory Department of Health andCommunity Services in Darwin, was alerted by localmedia reports to an apparent outbreak of gastro-enteritis that occurred in a visiting interstatesporting team 2 days before. The 16-member teamwas competing in the Arafura Games, a biennial,international sports competition conducted inDarwin. After corroborating the report by interviewswith the team management and by reviewinghospital records, an outbreak investigation wasinitiated
