Campylobacter enteritis outbreaks associated with drinking raw milk during youth activities: a 10-year review of outbreaks in the United States

Article Abstract:

Drinking raw milk is a known risk factor for Campylobacter enteritis, but the practice and outbreaks of disease among children persist. Campylobacter enteritis is caused by organisms found in raw milk and poultry and is characterized by acute infectious diarrhea, cramps, fever, headache, and vomiting. Between 1981 and 1990, there were 20 outbreaks of Campylobacter enteritis attributed to children drinking raw milk during youth activities such as school field trips. Outbreaks occurred in 11 states from all parts of the country. Most of the outbreaks (75%) resulted from field trips to a dairy farm. Young children in kindergarten through third grade were infected in 70% of the outbreaks. Of 1,013 people known to have drunk raw milk, 458 developed Campylobacter enteritis. Educating school personnel, dairy farmers, and the general public on the risks of drinking raw milk may help prevent future outbreaks.

Infection, Statistics, Youth, Campylobacter infections, Campylobacteriosis, Milk contamination

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An outbreak of invasive group A streptococcal disease associated with high carriage rates of the invasive clone among school-aged children

Article Abstract:

A single strain of group A Streptococcus caused an outbreak of streptococcal infections in a community in southeastern Minnesota. Researchers tested 7 people with invasive streptococcal infection, 896 schoolchildren and 1,249 people who went to a clinic for a sore throat. One school and one clinic were in the same area as 4 of the 7 patients diagnosed with invasive infection. DNA analysis revealed that the 7 patients with invasive disease had the same strain of Streptococcus, as did one-fourth of the people with a sore throat and 78% of the children at the school in the outbreak area.

Health aspects, Streptococcal infections, Demographic aspects, Elementary school students

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Temporal trends in infective endocarditis

Article Abstract:

Temporal trends in the incidence and clinical characteristics of infective endocarditis (IE) are evaluated based on a community-based survey from the year 1970 to 2000. The results indicate that no substantial change in the incidence of IE over the period is found and that viridans group streptococci continue to outnumber Staphylococcus aureus as the most common causative organisms of IE.

United States, Causes of, Risk factors, Staphylococcal infections, Infective endocarditis

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