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TAS: Prospect aged care facility in gastro lockdown
Jun 14 2010
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The Weekly Source

A gastroenteritis outbreak at a Prospect aged care facility, Tyler Village has resulted in a lockdown. A spokesman for the Eliza Purton group of nursing homes, which operates Tyler Village, could not be contacted for comment. The latest incident follows a gastroenteritis outbreak at Launceston General Hospital in October when a 32-bed ward was isolated.

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