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A large Campylobacter outbreak associated with Ropelato Dairy in Ogden, Utah, is drawing attention to the state’s “Raw Milk for Retail” rules, legal code that allowed authorities to suspend Ropelato’s state-authorized operating permit while officials investigate the cause of so many illnesses. So far, 45 cases of Campylobacter infection have been reported by the Utah … Read more
Twenty two people who participated in a 2012 muddy, long distance, obstacle adventure race or “mudder” in Nevada contracted Campylobacter infections, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The race was held in a rural setting where, health officials say, manure from farm animals may have contaminated the … Read more
A press release from the Oregon Health Authority states that Coos Bay Oyster Company of Charleston, Oregon is recalling all of its shucked oysters because they may be contaminated with Campylobacter bacteria. There have been three confirmed reported cases of Campylobacter linked to the shellfish. The oysters were purchased from two markets in Lane and … Read more
Raw milk Campylobacter outbreaks have sickened at least 47 people in three states over the last four months. Those who became ill suffered symptoms including fever, abdominal cramping, vomiting and diarrhea, which is sometimes bloody for one to three weeks. And for some of them, the illness didn’t end when these symptoms subsided. That’s because Campylobacter infection … Read more
A Campylobacter outbreak associated with raw milk produced on a farm in Cambridge, MN is the fourth Campylobacter raw milk outbreak in four months. The outbreak, which has sickened at least six people, prompted officials to temporarily halt on-farm sales of raw milk while they investigate and issue a statewide consumer advisory. Campylobacter is a bacteria that … Read more
Dennis Jaloszyski’s dairy farm near Cambridge, MN has temporarily suspended raw milk sales while state health authorities investigate a Campylobacter outbreak that has sickened at least six people. Anyone who purchased or received raw milk from this farm should not drink it. During interviews with health officials, patients reported drinking mik from the farm before becoming … Read more
The Westchester County Health Department says that many people became ill with Campylobacter infections after attending a food festival at the Kenisco Dam in Valhalla, New York in early June. The Burger and Beer Bash was held outdoors on June 6, 2013. The outbreak is now over, according to public health officials. The bacteria was … Read more
Raw milk sales have resumed at the Family Cow farm in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania following a temporary stoppage prompted by an outbreak of campylobacteriosis that sickened at least five people in May. Pennsylvania health officials advised consumers who purchased the milk to discard it after the strain of Campylobacter that sickened those who became ill was found in a … Read more
A second Campylobacter outbreak that has sickened at least five people has been associated with a cow-share program on the Kenai Peninsula, according to the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services. A March Campylobacter outbreak associated with that same cow-share sickened 31 people, leaving four with reactive arthritis. Two of the five people sickened … Read more
A study published in the April issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases looked at the 2012 Campylobacter outbreak linked to raw milk produced at the Family Cow dairy in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. The study’s authors say this outbreak “demonstrates the ongoing hazards of unpasteurized dairy products.” That outbreak sickened at least 81 people in four states. The … Read more