Surveillance & Analysis on Campylobacter News & Outbreaks
Caesar Lundy, a retired Cincinnati chemist, has put the ultimate label on 2007:
“This has been the year of eating dangerously.
Consumer Reports got things rolling by reporting that 83 percent of all raw chickens harbor campylobacter or salmonella, leading causes of food- borne disease. Spring and summer brought 20 recalls of 30 million pounds…
The Washington Department of Health warned that milk produced at the Pleasant Valley Dairy in Ferndale, Washington, may be contaminated with Campylobacter this week. Campylobacter – a bacterium that causes diarrhea, somach cramps, and other symptoms of food poisoning, is one of the most common causes of foodborne illness.
According to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer:…
49abcnews.com reported last week that at least 87 Kansans had become ill with Campylobacter infections after consuming raw dairy products in November. The outbreaks were caused by raw cheese and raw milk – both products that have been identified as past food poisoning outbreaks, including E. coli and Salmonella outbreaks.
In the first outbreak
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