The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), the Wisconsin State Lab of Hygiene (WSLH), the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) and the Pepin County Health Department have been working on an investigation into an outbreak of illnesses that affected some members of the football team and coaching staff at the Durand Jr/Sr
Campylobacter Outbreak Confirmed in Wisconsin
Durand High School, in Pepin County, is experiencing an outbreak of a gastrointestinal illness that affected 32 football players. About 55 high school students are experiencing some symptoms, Doverspike said on Wednesday, and about 50 were absent from school Monday, causing the district to contact local and state health officials.
The Wisconsin Department of Health
Durand High School May be Facing a Campylobacter Outbreak
According to press reports, there are now eight confirmed cases of the Campylobacteriosis infection.
More tests are pending, and Pepin County Wisconsin health officials hope to have those results by Thursday morning.
We’re told the infection can be contracted by eating or drinking food or water that has come into some type of contact with
Oregon Campylobacter Outbreak Linked to Chicken Pâté
Illnesses linked to Heathman, Wildwood and Market of Choice store.
Lynne Terry reports that since December 2013, Oregon health officials have been looking into the source of Campylobacteriosis that has sickened five individuals in Oregon and Ohio. All cases report eating undercooked or raw chicken livers; most cases consumed chicken livers prepared as pâté. The
Coos Bay Oyster Company Linked to Campylobacter Illnesses
The Oregon Health Authority has investigated a cluster of three Campylobacter cases among Oregon residents who consumed raw oysters. The oysters came from two different markets in Lane and Coos counties. The oysters were harvested from a single source in Coos Bay, Oregon.
The three Oregon patients who became ill with Campylobacter coli (a less
Campylobacter: Virulence, Detection, and Significance
Campylobacter jejuni (pronounced “camp-e-low-back-ter j-june-eye”) is a bacterium that was first recognized as a cause of human gastrointestinal illness in 1975. Since that time, the bacterium has been identified as the most common cause of bacterial foodborne illness in the U.S., ahead of Salmonella – the second most common cause.
Over 10,000 cases are reported
25 Sickened by Salmonella or Campylobacter at UTC
Two foodborne illnesses often associated with eating contaminated chicken have surfaced in a university campus outbreak in Tennessee. The investigation on the University of Tennessee’s Chattanooga campus has turned up both Salmonella and Campylobacter in a foodborne illness outbreak involving at least 25 people.
Chicken is suspected as the source, but it has not been
Salmonella and Campylobacter Strike University of Tennessee Campus – Update
According to press reports, the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department is investigating cases of Salmonella and Campylobacter linked to individuals who had eaten food on campus the University of Tennessee Chattanooga campus
Complainants reported symptoms of fever, abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting. Health officials also interviewed and tested those who were suffering from symptoms. Twenty-five
Another Raw Milk Campylobacter Outbreak in Pennsylvania
According the Pennsylvania State Agriculture and Health Department, raw milk consumers are being urged to discard raw milk produced by The Family Cow in Chambersburg, Franklin County, because of potential Campylobacter bacterial contamination.
After the Department of Agriculture received a consumer complaint, it collected samples of raw milk during an investigation of The Family
Minnesota health officials identify Campylobacter illnesses linked to raw milk
Minnesota state health and agriculture officials reported today that routine disease surveillance has detected at least six illnesses linked to consumption of raw dairy products from the Dennis Jaloszyski dairy farm, near Cambridge, Minnesota.
According to epidemiologists with the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), the illnesses include three people with laboratory confirmation of a bacterium