E. coli and Campylobacter in Colorado Goat Milk
Lab tests have confimred the presence of E. coli O157:H7 and Campylobacter in people who reported becoming ill after drinking raw milk from Billy Goat Dairy in Longmont, Colorado.
Boulder County Public Health announced the outbreak in a press release, saying two children have been hospitalized and one has been released.
Since June 10, 16 people who reported drinking raw milk from Billy Goat Dairy have become ill. In connection with the goat milk outbreak, Boulder County has ordered the dairy to stop distribution of its raw milk products.
According to health department officials, Longmont’s Billy Goat Dairy operates a goat share program in which individuals buy a share of a goat and in return receive raw, unpasteurized milk. The agency is contacting every household who participates in the program to check for illness.
E. coli O157:H7 and Campylobacter are types of bacteria found in the intestines of animals that can be passed in their feces to food.
If you or a loved one has been sickened in the Billy Goat raw milk Campylobacter and E. coli outbreak, contact food safety law firm Pritzker Olsen at 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free) for a free consultation regarding your legal options. Our law firm represents raw milk E. coli victims and currently represents a Pennsylvania man in a raw milk Campylobacter lawsuit.
In that case, the client’s Campylobacter infection left him paralyzed and critically ill in a hospital.
Serious cases of E. coli can lead to hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), which leads to kidney failure and can cause many other serious health injuries, including brain damage, heart problems and harm to the central nervous system. A person of any age can suffer from HUS, but young children are most susceptible to it.
Tags: E. coli HUS, Raw Milk E coli
