Surveillance & Analysis on Campylobacter News & Outbreaks
On June 27, 2011, the Alaska Section of Epidemiology (SOE) released an Epidemiology Bulletin detailing an outbreak of campylobacteriosis associated with the consumption of raw milk from Farm A in the Mat-Su Valley.1 This follow-up Bulletin provides updated information about the investigation.
Active Case finding
On June 24, SOE distributed an Advisory through the Public…
This week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned people not to drink unpasteurized milk from South Carolina-based Tucker Adkins Dairy because it may be contaminated with Campylobacter. Three confirmed cases and five probable cases of campylobacteriosis infection in neighboring North Carolina have been linked to the farm’s raw milk. Federal law mandates that…
Health authorities in Wyoming and Yuma County, AZ are reporting sharp increases in the number of Campylobacter infections and, in the case of Yuma County, possibly related increases of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS).
Campylobacter is a common diarrheal infection that is caused by ingesting fecal bacteria, often from contaminated food or water but also from exposure…
