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01 | Outbreaks: The aquarium illness
In 2000, people who visited the Melbourne Aquarium started to get sick. Really sick. This outbreak would go on to become the largest of its kind in Australia. This story goes back 50 years to a mystery that stumped scientists in Philadelphia. How did they crack the case, and why are we still struggling to stop this disease? Got feedback? Email us sciencefriction@abc.net.au Guests: Professor Robert PromisloffClinical Professor Emeritus of Medicine, Drexel University Dr Jane GreigEpidemiologist, Burnet Institute and Médecins Sans Frontières Dr Verlaine TimmsMicrobiologist, University of Newcastle and University of Western Sydney Stephen WalshLawyer Presenter: Belinda SmithProducer: Shelby TraynorSenior Producer: James BullenExecutive Producer: Petria LadgroveSound Engineer: Tim Jenkins
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