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Foundation Farm Raw Milk

Outbreak: Foundation Farm Raw Milk
Product: Foundation Farm Raw MilkInvestigation Start Date: 04/10/2012
Location: Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington Counties, OregonEtiology: E. coli (STEC) O157:H7
Earliest known case onset date: 04/01/2012Latest case onset date: 04/14/2012
Confirmed / Presumptive Case Counts: 11 / 5Positive Samples (Food / Environmental): 2 / 13
Hospitalizations: 4Deaths: 0
OUTBREAK SUMMARY:

This outbreak highlighted the persistent hazard of raw milk consumption, already well documented in the medical literature. Four of the 11 cases were hospitalized — some critically ill and all with hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS), subsequently shown to have been caused by E. coli O157:H7. Although most sales of raw … Continue Reading ››