Bacteria How is the Food Source of Foods Involved Symptoms Recent Food
Contaminated Contamination Poisoning
Outbreaks In
Australia
Salmonella Salmonella is usually Undercooked meat, Poultry, eggs, Diarrhea, Salmonella
spread to humans poultry, eggs etc. meat, dairy, cramps, fever, Outbreaks Linked
by eating under- fruits & veggies, nausea & to Chicken
cooked food made processed food vomiting, (January 2023)
from infected and some headache, chills
animals. spices. and dehydration.
Clostridium Improper cooking, Raw meat, Meat: Poultry, Gas or bloating, Clostridium
Perfringens cooling, reheating, uncooked food, beef, and lamb. nausea, perfringens Foodb
large portion sizes, gravies & sauces, diarrhea, cramps orne Outbreak
cross contamination, improper cooling & Leftovers: and rarely a during an Athletic
and inadequate reheating, cross Reheated or fever. Event in Northern
storage. contamination, and cooked meat Greece, June 2019
contaminated water leftovers.
or soil.
Staphylococcu Human carriers, Human carriers: Meats: poultry, Diarrhea, June 2012
s direct contact with Skin and nose & meat, and lamb. cramps, nausea
infected foods, and throat. & vomiting,
infected wounds or Dairy products: headache, chills
cuts. Contaminated Milk, cream, and dehydration.
foods: raw meat & and cheese.
poultry.
E. Coli Contaminated water, Water: Waterborne Ground beef, Diarrhea, In December
undercooked meat, transmission, other meats, cramps, fever, 2024, in the water
and fruits & veggies. inadequate fresh produce. nausea & of Torrens Lake in
wastewater vomiting, Adelaide's city
treatment headache, chills center
and dehydration
Listeria Raw meats Animal products Deli meats, Fever, muscle In 2019, two
Hot dogs, Pre- aches, Diarrhea, deaths in New
cooked cramps, fever, South Wales and
poultry, nausea & Victoria were
Canned meats vomiting, linked to listeria
headache, chills infections from
and dehydration smoked salmon.
