Recurrent Outbreak of Campylobacter jejuni Infections Associated with a Raw Milk Dairy — Pennsylvania, April–May 2013

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Weltman, André ; Longenberger, Allison H. ; Moll, Mària ; Johnson, Lydia ; Martin, Judy ; Beaudoin, Amanda
• Description:
  During May 2013, the Pennsylvania Department of Health investigated an outbreak of campylobacteriosis among consumers of raw (unpasteurized) milk from a dairy certified by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA) to sell raw milk onsite, at retail stores, and at off-farm pick-up sites. Investigation by the Pennsylvania Department of Health and PDA identified six confirmed and two probable cases of campylobacteriosis associated with raw milk from the dairy. A confirmed case was defined as laboratory-confirmed campylobacteriosis in a person who drank the dairy's raw milk. A probable case was defined as diarrheal illness without laboratory confirmation in a person who had consumed the dairy's raw milk and was linked to a confirmed case. Four cases involved children aged ≤18 years. PDA identified Campylobacter in bulk tank and retail milk samples from the dairy. Available isolates from patient stool (n = 1), bulk tank milk (n = 1), and retail milk (n = 1) were identified by CDC as Campylobacter jejuni and were indistinguishable by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE).
• Subjects:
  Animals Campylobacter Infections Campylobacter Jejuni Disease Outbreaks Foodborne Diseases Food Microbiology Humans Milk Notes From The Field Recurrence
• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 2013; 62(34):702.
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  23985499
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4604996
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Pennsylvania
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• Volume:
  62
• Issue:
  34
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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