Two dead from listeria linked to smoked salmon

NEWS: Contaminated smoked salmon from Tasmania is the likely cause of two fatal listeriosis cases in New South Wales and Victoria.

Image of smoked salmon being sliced be a knife.

ผู้ที่มีความเสี่ยงสูงได้แก่สตรีมีครรภ์และทารกในครรภ์ ทารกแรกเกิด ผู้มีภูมิคุ้มกันต่ำ และผู้สูงอายุ Source: Image: Getty

Two elderly people in NSW and Victoria have died after contracting listeriosis linked to contaminated smoked salmon from Tasmania.

The Australian Department of Health is also investigating a Queensland case of the infection, which is caused by listeria bacteria.

You can read the full version of this story in English on SBS News here.


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