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Bundaberg tragedy: a diphtheria vaccine is contaminated with Staph. aureus bacterium, resulting in the deaths of twelve children in the Australian town of Bundaberg.
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Bundaberg tragedy
1928 medical disaster
The Bundaberg tragedy was a medical disaster that occurred in January 1928, resulting in the deaths of 12 children in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia. A royal commission concluded that the deaths were caused by the contamination of a diphtheria vaccine with the bacterium…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Species of Gram-positive bacterium
Staphylococcus aureus is a Gram-positive spherically shaped bacterium, a member of the Bacillota, and is a usual member of the microbiota of the body, frequently found in the upper respiratory tract and on the skin. It is often positive for catalase and nitrate reduction and is…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Bundaberg
City in Queensland, Australia
Bundaberg is the major regional city in the Wide Bay-Burnett region of the state of Queensland, Australia. It is the ninth largest city in the state. The Bundaberg central business district is situated along the southern bank of the Burnett River about 20 km (12 mi) from its…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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