Epidemiologic study of campylobacteriosis in Iowa cattle and the possible role of unpasteurized milk as a vehicle of infection.
Bile samples were collected from 477 Iowa dairy cows and were cultured for thermophilic campylobacters. The prevalence of thermophilic campylobacters in the bile was 15.5%. Campylobacter jejuni and C coli from dairy cattle, chickens, pigs, sheep, and human beings were serotyped to develop host-species profiles. Human and cattle serologic profiles were the most similar, and human and chicken profiles shared several similarities. Epidemiologic data from 168 human cases of campylobacteriosis indicated that 23% of the cases were associated with consumption of unpasteurized milk.
D000818:Animals; D001646:Bile / Q000382:microbiology; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000635:transmission*; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007484:Iowa; D008892:Milk / Q000382:microbiology*; D012703:Serotyping; D013242:Sterilization