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Inside bride and groom's 'wedding from hell' at Albert Park Melbourne as furious couple consider calling lawyers after dozens of guests were smashed with severe gastro
A bride and groom are considering a lawsuit against the caterers at their wedding after more than 70 guests developed food poisoning. The newlyweds tied the knot in front of 300 friends and family at The Park venue in Albert Park, Melbourne, on Saturday. By Monday, it emerged that about one in ten guests was sick – and the number…
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Highly contagious gastro bug that spreads during sex sparks health alert
Victoria’s chief health officer Brett Sutton warned on Tuesday that ‘increasing antibiotic resistance is being detected in infections caused by Shigella bacteria’. Shigellosis is a highly contagious type of gastroenteritis that leads to ‘acute onset of diarrhoea, fever, nausea, vomiting and abdominal cramps’. Professor Sutton said the cases were highest among returning travellers and ‘men who have had recent sexual…
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