Use of prohibition order after a large outbreak of gastroenteritis caused by a norovirus among function attendees

• Main Authors: Siranda Torvaldsen (Author), Sophie Norton (Author), Essi Huhtinen (Author), Rowena Boyd (Author), Rodney McCarthy (Author), John Shields (Author), Craig Shadbolt (Author), Catriona Furlong (Author), Kirsty Hope (Author), Leena Jupta (Author), Praveena Gunaratnam (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: In May 2011, an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis occurred among guests attending two functions (Function A and B) at a local function centre in Sydney, Australia. The Sydney South West Public Health Unit and the New South Wales (NSW) Food Authority sought to determine the cause of the...