Sharing Milk but Not Messages: Campylobacteriosis Associated with Consumption of Raw Milk from a Cow-Share Program in Alaska, 2011

Alaska public and environmental health authorities investigated a cluster of campylobacteriosis cases among people who had consumed raw, unpasteurized milk obtained from a cow-share program in Alaska. Although raw milk is not permitted by law to be offered commercially, consumers can enter into cow-...

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Published in:Journal of food protection 2013-05, Vol.76 (5), p.744-747
Main Authors: Castrodale, L.J, Gerlach, R.F, Xavier, C.M, Smith, B.J, Cooper, M.P, McLaughlin, J.B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Alaska - epidemiology
Animals
Bacterial infections
Binomial distribution
Biological and medical sciences
Campylobacter
Campylobacter Infections - epidemiology
Campylobacter jejuni - isolation & purification
Campylobacteriosis
Cattle
Child
Child, Preschool
Cluster Analysis
Consumer Health Information - organization & administration
Consumption
cows
Dairy products
Disease Outbreaks
Environmental health
Epidemics
Epidemiology
farms
feces
Female
Food contamination & poisoning
Food Contamination - analysis
Food Handling - methods
Food industries
Food Microbiology
Food safety
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gastrointestinal diseases
General aspects
Health hazards
Households
Humans
Hygiene and safety
Illnesses
Infant
Interviews
Laboratory tests
Male
Manures
Medical laboratories
Middle Aged
Milk
Milk - microbiology
Milk and cheese industries. Ice creams
Outbreaks
Pasteurization
people
Public health
Questionnaires
raw milk
Stockholders
Young Adult
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Summary:Alaska public and environmental health authorities investigated a cluster of campylobacteriosis cases among people who had consumed raw, unpasteurized milk obtained from a cow-share program in Alaska. Although raw milk is not permitted by law to be offered commercially, consumers can enter into cow-share agreements whereby they contribute funds for the upkeep of cows and in turn receive a share of the milk for their personal use. Laboratory testing of stool specimens collected from ill persons and from cows on the farm revealed an indistinguishable strain of Campylobacter. In this outbreak, numerous confirmed and suspected cases were not among cow shareholders; therefore, these individuals had not been advised of the potential health hazards associated with consumption of raw milk nor were they informed of the outbreak developments.
ISSN:0362-028X
1944-9097
DOI:10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-12-329