Notes from the field: campylobacteriosis outbreak associated with consuming undercooked chicken liver pâté - Ohio and Oregon, December 2013-January 2014

MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Apr 17;64(14):399.

Abstract

On January 8, 2014, the Ohio Department of Health notified the Oregon Public Health Division (OPHD) of campylobacteriosis in two Ohio residents recently returned from Oregon. The travelers reported consuming chicken liver pâté* at an Oregon restaurant. On January 10, OPHD received additional reports of campylobacteriosis in two persons who had consumed chicken liver pâté at another Oregon restaurant. Campylobacter jejuni was isolated in cultures of fecal specimens from three patients. OPHD investigated to determine the sources of the illnesses and to institute preventive measures.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Campylobacter Infections / epidemiology*
  • Campylobacter Infections / microbiology
  • Campylobacter jejuni / isolation & purification*
  • Chickens
  • Cooking
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Feces / microbiology
  • Food Microbiology*
  • Foodborne Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Foodborne Diseases / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Liver
  • Meat / microbiology*
  • Ohio / epidemiology
  • Oregon / epidemiology
  • Restaurants