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?

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Guests:

Professor Robert Promisloff

Clinical Professor Emeritus of Medicine, Drexel University

Dr Jane Greig

Epidemiologist, Burnet Institute and Médecins Sans Frontières

Dr Verlaine Timms

Microbiologist, University of Newcastle and University of Western Sydney