Surveillance & Analysis on Campylobacter News & Outbreaks
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…
Over 10% of raw poultry packaging is contaminated with campylobacter, a Scottish study on poultry contamination has found. The presence of campylobacter in raw poulty has been reported previously in the U.S. as well.
In fact, Bill Marler and Marler Clark funded a study of retail poultry in Seattle, Washington in April, 2011. In…
Last month, an outbreak of Salmonella that sickened at least 170 was tied to chicken liverin the U.S. In the UK, health officials are issuing advisories linked to chicken liver pate, although out of fear of campylobacter infection.
The Wealden District Health Council, Sussex, has “stepped up checks on local restaurants to ensure chicken…
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…
The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services is investigating four cases of people who became sick after drinking bacteria-contaminated raw milk from a Mat-Su Valley farm.
According to DHSS spokesperson Greg Wilkinson, state law doesn’t allow the sale of raw milk, but does permit owning shares of an animal to receive its milk —…
Laboratory test results show that the Campylobactor jejuni bacteria that caused diarrheal illness among 16 individuals who drank unpasteurized (raw) milk at a school event early this month in Raymond was the same bacteria strain found in unpasteurized milk produced at a local farm, according to officials from the Department of Health Services (DHS) and…
