An outbreak of Cryptosporidium parvum linked to pasteurised milk from a vending machine in England: a descriptive study, March 2021

Autor:	Anya Gopfert, Rachel M. Chalmers, Sarah Whittingham, Laura Wilson, Maria van Hove, Claire F. Ferraro, Guy Robinson, Nick Young, Bayad Nozad
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	Infectious Diseases Epidemiology
Zdroj:	Epidemiology and Infection. 150
ISSN:	1469-4409 0950-2688
DOI:	10.1017/s0950268822001613
Popis:	We describe the investigations and management of a Cryptosporidium parvum outbreak of linked to consumption of pasteurised milk from a vending machine. Multiple locus variable number of tandem repeats analysis was newly used, confirming that C. parvum detected in human cases was indistinguishable from that in a calf on the farm. This strengthened the evidence for milk from an on-farm vending machine as the source of the outbreak because of post-pasteurisation contamination. Bacteriological indicators of post-pasteurisation contamination persisted after the initial hygiene improvement notice. We propose that on-farm milk vending machines may represent an emerging public health risk.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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