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M L Headrick, S Korangy, N H Bean, F J Angulo, S F Altekruse, M E Potter, and K C Klontz.  The epidemiology of raw milk-associated foodborne disease outbreaks reported in the United States, 1973 through 1992. American Journal of Public Health August 1998: Vol. 88, No. 8, pp. 1219-1221.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.88.8.1219

The epidemiology of raw milk-associated foodborne disease outbreaks reported in the United States, 1973 through 1992.

M L Headrick, S Korangy, N H Bean, F J Angulo, S F Altekruse, M E Potter, and K C Klontz

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OBJECTIVES: This study describes the epidemiology of raw milk-associated outbreaks reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 1973 through 1992. METHODS: Surveillance data for each reported raw milk-associated outbreak were reviewed. A national survey was conducted to determine the legal status of intrastate raw milk sales for the period 1973 through 1995. RESULTS: Forty-six raw milk-associated outbreaks were reported during the study period; 40 outbreaks (87%) occurred in states where the intrastate sale of raw milk was legal. CONCLUSIONS: Consumption of raw milk remains a preventable cause of foodborne disease outbreaks.