Queensland Health is scrambling to identify how at least five people were poisoned in Brisbane’s south, with tests confirming they were hospitalised after ingesting rat bait.

The patients presented to the Logan and Princess Alexandra hospitals in the past week.

Chief Health Officer Dr Catherine McDougall issued an alert to Queensland Health staff on Saturday, warning them to be on the lookout for symptoms related to the consumption of brodifacoum – a widely used rat poison.

Patients presented to the Princess Alexandra (pictured) and Logan hospitals. Credit: Dan Peled

But on Sunday, McDougall said there was “nothing for the community to be alarmed about at this time” despite the source of the poisoning remaining a mystery.

“Five individuals presented in the last week, from a simila

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