Campylobacter enteritis associated with consumption of unpasteurised milk.

Robinson, D. Ashley; Edgar, W J; Gibson, G.L.; Matchett, A.; Robertson, L.

doi:10.1136/bmj.1.6172.1171

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“…Whilst outbreaks have been shown to follow the consumption of contaminated meat (Brouwer et al 1979), milk (Robinson et al 1979) and water (Mentzing, 1981) the vehicle of most of the day-to-day sporadic cases has remained elusive.…”

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Survival of thermophilic campylobacters on fingertips and their elimination by washing and disinfection

Coates¹,

Hutchinson²,

Bolton³

1987

Epidemiol. Infect.

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SUMMARYA simple impression-plate technique has been used to investigate the survival of four thermophilic campylobacter strains applied to fingertips. Campylobacters suspended in 0-1 % peptone water and dried on the fingertips survived for different periods of time ranging from < 1 to > 4 min. However, campylobacters suspended in chicken liquor or blood survived for much longer periods. The most resilient organism was Campylobacter jejuni NCTC 11392 which, when suspended in 50% horse blood, survived for an hour. Suspensions containing 106-107 organisms prepared in 50 % blood and dried on to fingertips were removed by thorough hand washing with either soap and water or water alone followed by drying on paper towels, but persisted on wet hands. The organisms were also eliminated by wiping the hands with a tissue saturated with 70% isopropyl alcohol for 15 sec.

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confidence: 99%

Survival of thermophilic campylobacters on fingertips and their elimination by washing and disinfection

Coates¹,

Hutchinson²,

Bolton³

1987

Epidemiol. Infect.

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“…However, in most investigations -as in this one -an isolation is obtained only after the outbreak has ended and usually after several negative results (Robinson et al 1979). Our failure to isolate C. jejuni from filters until after the second episode is attributable to a change of technique.…”

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confidence: 72%

“…These measures may not be sufficient because detectable contamination may be intermittent. In this episode and an outbreak in Bradford (Robinson et al 1979) C. jejuni was isolated from milk filters 34 and 26 days respectively after the onset of the outbreak. The dilemma that may face those responsible for public health will be resolved only by making the sale of raw milk illegal.…”

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confidence: 84%

Evidence of udder excretion ofCampylobacter jejunias the cause of milk-borne campylobacter outbreak

Hutchinson¹,

Bolton²,

Hinchliffe³

et al. 1985

J. Hyg.

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SUMMARYWe describe a community outbreak of campylobacter enteritis associated with the consumption of untreated milk, apparently contaminated by two cows with campylobacter mastitis. The outbreak occurred in two phases. Strains ofCampylobacter jejuniof the Penner serogroup complex 4, 13, 16, 50 and Preston biotype code 6100 were isolated from patients in both episodes and from the faeces of the cattle, milk filters, bulk milk and retail milk. Milk samples from two of 40 milking cows were found to containC. jejuni, and the wheys from these two cows had high titres of antibody toC. jejunidetected by ELISA techniques.

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“…Unpasteurized milk has long been suspected as a possible vehicle for transmission of Campylobacter species from animals to man (Levy, 1946;Cook & McKay, 1977) but only recently has supportive evidence been forthcoming from small outbreaks in England (Pether, 1978;Robinson et al 1979) and U.S.A. (Blaser et al 1978) We report a major outbreak of campylobacter enteritis in Scotland associated with consumption of unpasteurized milk. THE …”

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A milk-borne outbreak of Campylobacter infection

Porter

Reid

1980

J. Hyg.

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SUMMARYCampylobacter jejuni was isolated from the stools of 148 patients with symptoms and 57 symptomless subjects, and from a milk sock filter, following an outbreak of enteritis associated with consumption of unpasteurized milk. The incubation period ranged from 2-11 days with a peak at 5 days. There were no secondary cases. The attack rate was around 50 %. Cases occurred in all age groups but were maximal in the 1-10 age group. Recovery from symptoms was complete in the majority in less than 1 week. No long term excretors were identified. There were no differences between culture positive individuals, with or without symptoms, in age or sex distribution or duration of excretion.

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Campylobacter enteritis associated with consumption of unpasteurised milk.

Cited by 105 publications

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Survival of thermophilic campylobacters on fingertips and their elimination by washing and disinfection

Survival of thermophilic campylobacters on fingertips and their elimination by washing and disinfection

Evidence of udder excretion ofCampylobacter jejunias the cause of milk-borne campylobacter outbreak

A milk-borne outbreak of Campylobacter infection

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