Episode Summary
In this episode, we explore the 2012 Campylobacter jejuni outbreak linked to raw milk from a Pennsylvania dairy farm. Join us as we uncover how public health professionals investigated the source, addressed the risks of unpasteurized dairy, and gained crucial insights that continue to inform food safety today. This was one udderly difficult outbreak.
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Interviewee
- Dr. Allison Longenberger, Epidemiologist Supervisor, Pennsylvania Department of Health
Resources
- Notes from the Field: Recurrent Outbreak of Campylobacter jejuni Infections Associated with a Raw Milk Dairy — Pennsylvania, April–May 2013, MMWR
- International Outbreak Museum Exhibit - Pennsylvania Raw Milk
- About Campylobacter infection, CDC
- Raw milk food safety, CDC
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Acknowledgements/Credits
Foodborne is created and produced by Nicole Marshall and Piper Brase. Our producer and sound designer is Kevin DeVoss. This episode was researched and written by Shivani Paudel with support from Erica Ellis. Foodborne is brought to you by the Washington Food Safety Center of Excellence, which is a collaboration between the University of Washington and the Washington State Department of Health. We’d also like to thank the Northwest Center for Public Health Practice and the International Outbreak Museum for their partnership on this season.
To learn more about the Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence visit: https://foodsafetycoe.org/
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