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.