Surveillance & Analysis on Campylobacter News & Outbreaks
Pennsylvania health officials have updated the number of reported ill in the outbreak of campylobacter linked to Your Family Cow Dairy, located in that state. The ill persons, though, are now found in four states, Pennsylvania (31), Maryland (4), West Virginia (2), and New Jersey (1).
Earlier in the week Maryland officials reported that they…
Press says as many as 35 sick.
There was more evidence today that an outbreak of campylobacter illnesses was linked to the Family Cow dairy in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) Laboratories Administration has confirmed the presence of Campylobacter jejuni in two unopened raw milk samples purchased from this…
Family Cow Dairy stopped selling its raw milk voluntarily following reports that some customers fell ill with campylobacter infection.According to the Pennsylvania Department of Health, the number of confirmed cases of Campylobacter infection has increased to a total of 20 confirmed cases – 16 cases have been confirmed in Pennsylvania and four cases of the…
State health officials say there has been an increase in the number of people reporting illnesses since consuming raw milk from a Franklin County farm.
The Health Department said Monday that they have now confirmed 12 cases of Campylobacter infection in Pennsylvania and Maryland.
Officials are awaiting test results on the raw milk sold by…
The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is reporting multiple Campylobacter infection cases associated with consumption of raw (unpasteurized) milk from the Family Cow dairy store in Chambersburg, PA. DHMH, in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Department of Health, advises consumers that milk recently purchased from this store may contain harmful bacteria.
To date, there…
Over at Outbreak Database, we have been keeping track of foodborne illness outbreaks – small and large – over the last 12 months. Here are some of the more interesting Campylobacter Outbreaks:
Jerry Dell Farm Unpasteurized, Raw Milk September 2011 – 2 Ill. At least two people became ill due to Campylobacteriosis after drinking…
The New York state departments of Health and Agriculture and Markets warned residents in Tompkins County and surrounding areas not to consume unpasteurized raw milk produced at Jerry Dell Farm, 39 Fall Creek Road, Freeville, because of possible bacterial contamination.
In a press release Thursday, the Department of Health said two people who became ill…
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…
