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Milk-borne campylobacter enteritis in a rural area

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2009

E. P. Wright ,
H. E. Tillett ,
J. T. Hague ,
F. G. Clegg ,
R. Darnell ,
J. A. Culshaw  and
J. A. Sorrell
E. P. Wright
Affiliation:
Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre, Public Health Laboratory Service, London NW9 5EQ
H. E. Tillett
Affiliation:
Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre, Public Health Laboratory Service, London NW9 5EQ
J. T. Hague
Affiliation:
Environmental Health Department, Derbyshire District Council, Bakewell DE4 1BY
F. G. Clegg
Affiliation:
Veterinary Investigation Centre, State Veterinary Service, Sutton Bonington, Loughborough LE12 5RB
R. Darnell
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, Derby DE1 2Q Y
J. A. Culshaw
Affiliation:
The New Surgery, Tideswell, Near Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 8NF
J. A. Sorrell
Affiliation:
Derbyshire Area Health Authority, Boden House, Derby DE1 2PH
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During November and December 1981 more than 50 residents in a village in Derbyshire had an acute gastrointestinal illness. One month later a second outbreak occurred affecting another 22 people. Campylobacter jejuni was isolated from 12 patients; no other gastrointestinal pathogens were identified. A casecontrol study showed an association with the consumption of unpasteurized milk from one particular farm. No new cases were identified for 6 months following the application of a Pasteurization Order from 26 January to 23 February 1982.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 91 , Issue 2 , October 1983 , pp. 227 - 233
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1983

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