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5. Outbreaks

On The Safety of Raw Milk (with a word about pasteurization)

November 3, 2005

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5.Outbreaks-See text below

Outbreaks

  • The CDC reports that from 1998 to present there were 39 outbreaks in which unpasteurized milk or cheese made from unpasteurized milk were implicated.
  • These outbreaks occurred in 22 states and two of them were multi-state outbreaks. An estimated 831 illnesses, 66 hospitalizations and 1 death were associated with these outbreaks.
  • Not all outbreaks are recognized.
  • Even when they are, not all are reported to CDC.
  • Virtually impossible to capture all of the incidents of individual illness which might occur
    
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