NSW recorded its worst figures for salmonella poisonings for at least five years in 2016, with a record 4,445 cases of salmonellosis. A total of 1391 salmonellosis cases were reported in NSW last summer.
Statistics released in January showed 2016 was the worst year on record for diseases including legionnaires’ disease, salmonellosis, listeriosis, E. coli and dengue fever, which flourish in warmer conditions.
Salmonellosis was caused by the bacteria salmonella found in animal products.
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