OPULENT high tea at a luxury Melbourne hotel has sent 44 people to hospital with salmonella poisoning.
Health authorities say it could take weeks to trace the cause of the outbreak, but suspect egg or chicken products may be the most likely culprit.
Those who fell sick account for more than half of 77 people identified by the Health Department as having eaten high tea at the Langham Hotel on July 11 and 12.
A MOTHER almost lost her baby after becoming seriously ill with salmonella poisoning after a luxury high tea baby shower at a top city hotel.
A day after her July 12 baby shower at the Langham Hotel, the 29-year-old had to be taken to hospital.
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