Salmonella outbreak traced to mung beans
A SALMONELLA outbreak which has hospitalised 12 people across Darwin has been traced to tainted mung bean sprouts
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A SALMONELLA outbreak which has hospitalised 12 people across Darwin has been traced to tainted mung bean sprouts.
Centre for Disease Control acting director Peter Markey said it was thought the salmonella outbreak was linked to a similar one in South Australia.
Some supermarkets have withdrawn mung bean sprouts from sale.
Dr Markey said word had been passed onto vendors at markets in Darwin including Parap, where a bowl of laksa topped with fresh sprouts is a Saturday tradition for many Territorians.
He advised laksa fiends to go without the sprouts for the time being.
“We don’t think it’s enough to just pour the hot laksa over the bean sprouts,” he said.
Properly cooking the beans should eliminate the danger.
Twelve people have been hospitalised because of the salmonella infection. More than 50 cases have been confirmed across Darwin in the past fortnight.
Dr Markey said the actual number of people affected could be far greater.
“We’re always a little in the dark, but we think it would be at least that number again.”
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