Overview

• Five people from the Metro South region presented to Logan and Princess Alexandra hospitals over the past week with bleeding symptoms consistent with brodifacoum exposure.
• Queensland Health opened a public‑health investigation and issued an internal alert from Chief Health Officer Dr Catherine McDougall to help clinicians spot unexplained bleeding.
• Authorities are working with food safety regulators to trace any contamination route, and a suspected link to a Logan fast‑food outlet remains unconfirmed.
• Health Minister Tim Nicholls and the Chief Health Officer say no point source has been identified, and investigators are still examining potential links.
• All five patients are receiving treatment, are expected to recover, and the public is advised to seek medical care for unexplained bleeding without becoming unduly alarmed.