Speaking at the time, Sir Leslie Turnberg, Chairman of the UK Public Health Laboratory Service (PHLS) commented: ³ The vital importance of infectious disease surveillance is clear from the global increase in infectious diseases and the looming threat of antibiotic resistance... The effectiveness of the PHLS is beyond question, and the astonishingly swift identification of the cause of the recent outbreak of salmonellosis from powdered baby milk undoubtedly saved many babies from becoming ill. (babymilkaction.org)
You may contact the Erie County Public Health Laboratory at 716-898-6100. (www2.erie.gov)
Physicians at Comer notified the public health authorities and on March 8, the Illinois Department of Public Health Laboratory Response Network confirmed this diagnosis. (uchospitals.edu)