Volume 23, Number 6—June 2017
Research
Outbreak-Related Disease Burden Associated with Consumption of Unpasteurized Cow’s Milk and Cheese, United States, 2009–2014
Solenne Costard
, Luis Espejo, Huybert Groenendaal, and Francisco J. Zagmutt
, Luis Espejo, Huybert Groenendaal, and Francisco J. Zagmutt
Table 2
Incidence rates and risk differences for illness and hospitalization per 1 billion servings of milk or cheese, by pasteurization status and pathogen, United States, 2009–2014*
| Pathogen |
Illnesses |
Hospitalizations |
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| Unpasteurized |
Pasteurized |
Risk difference† |
Unpasteurized |
Pasteurized |
Risk difference† |
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| STEC | 3.5 (2.7–4.5) | 3.4 x 10−4 (3.1 x 10−7 to 1.7 x 10−3) | 3.5 (2.7 to 4.5) | 0.9 (0.6 to 1.2) | 3.4 x 10−4 (3.0 x 10−7 to 1.7 x 10−3) | 0.9 (0.6 to 1.2) | |
| Salmonella spp. | 49.1 (32.7–76.7) | 3.4 x 10−4 (3.3 x 10−7 to 1.7 x 10−3) | 49.1 (32.7 to 76.7) | 0.6 (0.4 to 0.9) | 3.5 x 10−4 (3.4 x 10−7 to 1.7 x 10−3) | 0.6 (0.4 to 0.9) | |
| Listeria monocytogenes | 0.04 (0.003–0.100) | 0.1 (0.08 to 0.12) | −0.06 (−0.11 to 0.02) | 0.03 (2.2 x 10−3 to 0.1) | 0.06 (0.05 to 0.07) | −0.03 (−0.06 to 0.04) | |
| Campylobacter spp. |
39.0
(30.8–48.3) |
5.8x10−3 (2.4 x 10−3 to 1.1 x 10−2) |
39.0
(30.8 to 48.3) |
1.2
(0.9 to 1.5) |
3.5 x 10−4 (3.5 x 10−7 to 1.7 x 10−3) |
1.2
(0.9 to 1.5) |
|
| Overall | 91.7 (71.8–120.9) | 0.11 (0.09 to 0.13) | 91.6 (71.7 to 120.8) | 2.7 (2.2 to 3.3) | 6.1 x 10−2 (4.9 x 10−2 to 7.5 x 10−2) | 2.7 (2.2 to 3.2) | |
*Values are shown as mean incidence (95% credibility interval). STEC, Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli.
†Excess risk is attributable to unpasteurized dairy.
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