Outbreak: Pennsylvania Raw Milk Campylobacter | |
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Product: Raw Milk | Investigation Start Date: 01/24/2012 |
Location: Maryland, New Jersey, West Virginia | Etiology: Campylobacter jejuni |
Earliest known case onset date: 01/14/2012 | Latest case onset date: 02/01/2012 |
Confirmed / Presumptive Case Count: 81 / 67 | Positive Samples: 2 |
Hospitalizations: 10 | Deaths: 0 |
OUTBREAK SUMMARY:
While it is legal to sell unpasteurized raw milk in Pennsylvania and illegal to sell in neighboring Maryland, New Jersey and West Virginia, this outbreak included cases in residents from all of these states. While additional regulations by state officials could be considered, such as monthly pathogen testing, … Continue Reading ››