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Two lab workers in three months hospitalised with 'rare' typhoid infections caught at work
Nikki Macdonald05:00, Aug 05 2023
An investigation into whether these two infections are coincidence or cause for alarm can be read on The Post and The Press here.
In just three months, two lab workers – in different labs and different cities – were hospitalised with typhoid caught from samples they handled.
Experts have told The Post lab-related infections should be very rare, raising the question of whether the incidents point to broader safety issues in diagnostic laboratories, which scientists say are under “extraordinary pressure”.
Typhoid fever is a potentially fatal bacterial disease. In 2022, there were 46 cases nationwide...
Two lab workers in three months hospitalised with 'rare' typhoid infections caught at work
Nikki Macdonald05:00, Aug 05 2023
An investigation into whether these two infections are coincidence or cause for alarm can be read on The Post and The Press here.
In just three months, two lab workers – in different labs and different cities – were hospitalised with typhoid caught from samples they handled.
Experts have told The Post lab-related infections should be very rare, raising the question of whether the incidents point to broader safety issues in diagnostic laboratories, which scientists say are under “extraordinary pressure”.
Typhoid fever is a potentially fatal bacterial disease. In 2022, there were 46 cases nationwide...