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Press review: Two dead from listeria linked to smoked salmon

Two elderly people have died.
লিস্টেরিয়ায় আক্রান্ত হয়ে নিউ সাউথ ওয়েলস এবং ভিক্টোরিয়ায় দু’জন বয়স্ক ব্যক্তি মারা গেছেন। Source: Getty

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


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By Abdallah Kamal, Fares Hassan

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


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.

All three cases were in people aged over 70.

More details via SBS News


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