Category Archives: Campylobacter jejuni

Chicken Liver Campylobacter

Outbreak: Chicken Liver Campylobacter
Product: Chicken LiversInvestigation Start Date: 1/10/2014
Location: Multi-StateEtiology: Campylobacter jejuni
Earliest known case onset date: 12/5/2013Latest case onset date: 12/24/2013
Confirmed/Presumptive Case Count: 4 / 2Positive Food Samples: 5
OUTBREAK SUMMARY:
Six cases from three different states developed gastrointestinal illness after consuming under-cooked chicken livers. Most cases ate chicken liver made into pâté, but one case ate frozen raw chicken liver, based on her naturopath’s advice. All livers came from Draper Valley Farms in Washington State.