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Volume 18, Number 3—March 2012
CME ACTIVITY - Research

Nonpasteurized Dairy Products, Disease Outbreaks, and State Laws—United States, 1993–2006

Adam J. LangerComments to Author , Tracy Ayers, Julian Grass, Michael Lynch, Frederick J. Angulo, and Barbara E. Mahon
Author affiliations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Main Article

Table

Characteristics of disease outbreaks after consumption of dairy products, United States, 1993–2006

Product Outbreak characteristic, no.
Total Associated illnesses Associated hospitalizations Associated deaths
Nonpasteurized
Fluid milk 46 930 71 0
Cheese 27 641 131 2
Total 73 1,571 202 2
Pasteurized
Fluid milk 10 2,098 20 0
Cheese 38 744 17 1
Total 48 2,842 37 1
All dairy 121 4,413 239 3

Main Article

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The conclusions, findings, and opinions expressed by authors contributing to this journal do not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the authors' affiliated institutions. Use of trade names is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by any of the groups named above.
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