Typhoid alert at Stamford Grand Hotel at Glenelg The Stamford Grand Adelaide Hotel at Glenelg. Picture: Tricia Johnson Source: adelaidenow ANYONE who ate at Glenelg's Stamford Grand Hotel over the past two months should be alert for signs of typhoid, SA Health has warned. A part-time food handler at the hotel, and a family member, have been diagnosed with the illness after travelling to India. Both are recovering at home. SA Health chief medical officer, Professor Paddy Phillips, said there was an extremely low risk of the infection being spread. But SA Health is asking doctors to be aware of the possibility in people who ate at the hotel between 14 December 2012 and 15 February 2013. He said anyone who ate at the hotel should also keep an eye out for symptoms over the next 60 days. Typhoid is a systemic illness which can spread by eating food or drinking water which has been contaminated by faeces or urine of those affected. The symptoms for typhoid fever include a high fever, headaches, diarrhoea or constipation, stomach pains, weakness, and loss of appetite. In some cases a flat, rose-coloured rash may appear on the torso. Prof Phillips said the incubation period of the illness is usually 8-14 days, but can range from three to 60 days. The illness may present gradually and with non-specific symptoms so if you have any concerns, and have recently eaten at the Stamford Grand Hotel, you should seek medical advice from your GP. Prof Phillips said antibiotics could reduce the risk of death to one per cent, but if left untreated about 20 per cent of people with the illness die. He said there were no issues with food handling practices at the Stamford Grand Hotel. There is no risk to anyone with current or future bookings at the Stamford Grand Hotel as the employee has been excluded from work since 15 February. Most cases of typhoid in Australia are acquired while travelling overseas, to a country where typhoid is endemic. The two cases take the number diagnosed this year in SA to three, the same number for all cases diagnosed last year. In 2011, nine people were diagnosed with typhoid. For more information about typhoid visit http://www.health.sa.gov.au/pehs/youve-got-what.htm.