Campylobacter outbreak linked to raw milk
Twelve confirmed campylobacteriosis cases in Michigan
have been linked to unpasteurized raw milk from a dairy in Indiana, according
to an FDA press release.
The agency has linked the illnesses to milk produced by
the Forest Grove Dairy in Middlebury, Ind., and is conducting an investigation
with the Michigan Department of Community Health, the Illinois Department of
Public Health, the Indiana State Board of Animal Health and the Indiana State
Health Department.
For decades, FDA and CDC authorities have warned of the
hazards of drinking raw milk due to potentially high levels of bacteria
including Salmonella, E. coli O157:H7,
Listeria, Campylobacter and Brucella.
Although most healthy individuals recover quickly from
illness caused by raw milk, more severe illnesses may
occur, especially in pregnant women, the elderly, infants, young children and
people with weakened immune systems or immunocompromised conditions.
The FDA urges people who have consumed unpasteurized
milk or a product containing unpasteurized milk who are experiencing symptoms
including vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, fever, headache and body ache to
contact their health care provider immediately.