Investigation of a Salmonella Typhi cluster among a Pacific Islander labour community in a fruit industry: perspective from a regional public health unit
Australia has had a significant increase in the number of PALM workers in regional areas, particularly within the agricultural sector, to mitigate employment gaps. A greater emphasis on culturally appropriate and linguistically sound hand hygiene education, and consideration of pre-employment health checks and vaccinations in these workers, would be beneficial in the reduction of communicable disease outbreaks.
Authors
- Gulam Khandaker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0661-4113)
- Kush Doshi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6243-4918)
- Connie Schulz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4505-178X)
- Rikki Graham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4100-9656)
- Mohammad Rashidul Hashan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1627-4976)
- Jacina Walker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8277-6723)
- Olivia Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9890-3960)
Institutions
- Queensland Health (AU)
- Scientific Services (ZA)
- Central Queensland University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Communicable Diseases Intelligence
- Published
- 2025-09-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2025.49.032
- Primary Topic
- Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Queensland Health