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 |
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Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Zdroj: | Epidemiology and Infection. 150 |
ISSN: | 1469-4409 0950-2688 |
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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