Unpasteurized milk. The hazards of a health fetish

Potter, Morris E.

doi:10.1001/jama.252.15.2048

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“…Numerous outbreaks of enteritis caused by Campylobacter jejuni have been associated with the consumption of unpasteurized cows' milk (Potter et al 1984; Sharp, Paterson & Barrett, 1985; Barrett, 1986). This organism can be isolated readily from bovine faeces (Svedhem & Kaijser, 1981;Elegbe, 1983;Manser & Dalziel, 1985) and has been shown to cause bovine mastitis (Hutchinson et al 1985).…”

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Campylobacter jejuniin dairy cows and raw milk

Humphrey

Beckett

1987

Epidemiol. Infect.

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SUMMARYTwelve herds of dairy cows were examined by rectal swabbing for the presence of Campylobacter jejuni. Ten herds were positive with the incidence of colonized animals ranging from 10 to 72 % of those tested. With the exception of the two negative herds where mains water only was consumed, all animals drank from rivers or streams when grazing. There was no relationship between total and coliform counts and the presence of C. jejuni in raw milk. However, milk from one farm that consistently gave positive results had significantly higher Escherichia coli counts than other samples.

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Campylobacter jejuniin dairy cows and raw milk

Humphrey

Beckett

1987

Epidemiol. Infect.

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“…The infective dose for man of C. jejuni has been shown experimentally to be as low as 500 cfu/180 ml milk [26]. This is thought to be because the high fat content and fluid nature of milk protects the organism against the activity of gastric acid and leads to a relatively short gastric transit time [27]. It has frequently been observed that present technology, even with strict attention to hygiene, cannot assure the safety of raw milk [6,18,28,29].…”

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Direct milk excretion ofCampylobacter jejuniin a dairy cow causing cases of human enteritis

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SUMMARYConsumption of milk contaminated withCampylobacter jejunihas been described as a cause of human enteritis. Although faecal contamination of milk with the organism has frequently been described, direct milk excretion ofCampylobacter jejuniinto milk has rarely been linked with cases of human infection. We describe the investigations undertaken following the isolation ofCampylobacter jejunifrom samples of unpasteurized milk prior to retail. Results of epidemiological investigations including typing ofCampylobacter jejuniisolates using pyrolysis mass spectrometry, Penner and Lior serotyping, biotyping, phage typing and restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis provided convincing evidence implicating direct milk excretion ofCampylobacter jejuniby one asymptomatic dairy cow as the source of the milk contamination and the cause of local cases of human enteritis.

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“…In 1938, PHS added summaries of outbreaks caused by all foods. These early surveillance efforts led to the enactment of important public health measures (e.g., the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance) that resulted in decreased incidence of enteric diseases, particularly those transmitted by milk and water [12].…”

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Epidemiology of Foodborne Disease Outbreaks from 2011 to 2016 in Shandong Province, China

Wu¹,

Lian-sen²,

Zhao³

et al. 2017

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Background: Foodborne disease is a major public health concern in both developed and developing countries. China has established a nationwide Foodborne Disease Outbreak Surveillance System (FDOSS) for collection and periodic reporting of data on the occurrence and causes of foodborne disease outbreaks in China. Each provincial Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) conducts the system working. Methods We reviewed foodborne disease outbreaks that occurred during 2011-2016 in Shandong Province from the FDOSS. The Wilcoxon test was used to compare the median number of ill persons in outbreaks. All data analysis was performed using Epi Info 7. Results: During 2011-2016, Shandong CDC received reports of 1043 foodborne disease outbreaks, resulting in 8078 illnesses, 2442 hospitalizations, and 17 deaths. Hotels were the most common setting. Among the 744 (71.3%) outbreaks with an implicated food or contaminated ingredient reported, 704 (94.6%) could be assigned to one of 17 predefined commodity categories. Of the 280 outbreaks with a known aetiology, 117(41.8%) were caused by poisonous plants and animals and their toxins, 39(13.9) were caused by nitrite, and 27(9.6%) were caused by vibrio parahaemolyticus. Conclusion: Timely investigation, disposal and reporting of foodborne disease outbreaks provides information that might help FDOSS to make full use of efficiency and FDOSS should be continued and strengthened even more in Shandong Province, such as an increase in diagnostic laboratory capacities.

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Unpasteurized milk. The hazards of a health fetish

Cited by 63 publications

References 36 publications

Campylobacter jejuniin dairy cows and raw milk

Campylobacter jejuniin dairy cows and raw milk

Direct milk excretion ofCampylobacter jejuniin a dairy cow causing cases of human enteritis

Epidemiology of Foodborne Disease Outbreaks from 2011 to 2016 in Shandong Province, China

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