Another Typhoid Traveller

Via ProMED-mail: The Sydney Morning Herald reports on Australia's first polio case in 21 years, imported from Pakistan by plane:

A 22-year-old man carrying the disease was in isolation in a Melbourne hospital last night and health authorities were trying to track down the 249 passengers who shared his July 2 Thai Airlines flight from Bangkok to Melbourne.
Those on flight TG999 were urged to contact the health information hotline on 1800 004 599, which is open between 8.30am and 10pm.