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A potentially fatal form of meningitis in premature babies linked to
contaminated milk powder should be made a notifiable
disease according to a report released today.

The internationally peer reviewed report into Government agencies'
response to infant formula contamination follows the death in July
last year of a premature Waikato infant who died of meningitis. The
death was caused by Enterobacter sakazakii sourced to powdered infant
formula used in providing care for the baby.

Along with any notification of any instances of the disease, the
report also recommends each notification be investigated and efforts
made to trace and isolate the source of infection.

In 2004 the Ministry and the New Zealand Food Safety Authority advised
all neonatal intensive care units against using powdered formula for
pre-term babies where an alternative was available and reinforcing
good hygiene practices when preparing formula.

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