Pasteurization of Milk Containing the Organism of Q Fever

Enright, J. B.; Sadler, W. W.; Thomas, Robert

doi:10.2105/ajph.47.6.695

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“…As this organism has been isolated from the parturient placenta (13) and milk of cows (7) and air-borne dust (5), many outbreaks of acute Q fever and many cases of chronic hepatitis (6,17) and endocarditis (3,17) due to C. burnetii in many countries have also been reported. Since epidemics of acute Q fever have been recognized even in the general public (8,14,17), medical control of this disease has been requested to prevent not only cattle herds and dairymen but also the public from infection with the agent (1,10,18).…”

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Serological Evidence that the Q Fever Agent (Coxiella burnetii) Has Spread Widely among Dairy Cattle of Japan

Yoshiie

Oda

Nagano

et al. 1991

Microbiology and Immunology

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Serological examination of bovine and human sera for antibodies against Coxiella burnetii was carried out by the immunofluorescence technique.Twenty to 30% of the cows examined were antibody-positive.Sera from two veterinarians also had antibody against C. burnetii. These results suggest an increase in the number of infected cows with C. burnetii in Japan since 1954, and also imply the possibility of the prevalence of acute Q fever in the human population, which had been underestimated and undiagnosed for the last three decades.

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Serological Evidence that the Q Fever Agent (Coxiella burnetii) Has Spread Widely among Dairy Cattle of Japan

Yoshiie

Oda

Nagano

et al. 1991

Microbiology and Immunology

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“…for 30 minutes in the vatholding process is generally sufficient to destroy the rickettsiae in naturally infected milk. A recent reinvestigation of the problem (Enright et al, 1957) has confirmed these findings. Examination of milk purchased in the open market and pasteurized by the H.T.S.T.…”

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Epidemiology of Q Fever in Great Britain

Marmion¹,

Stoker²

1958

BMJ

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“…These authors suggest that the lack of seroconversion in their study may have been related to exposure to a different Coxiella strain than the one that caused infection in the inmate population (33,34). Pasteurization will effectively kill Coxiella in raw milk (35). However, in our study, ingestion of cheese made from pasteurized goat milk was identified as an independent risk factor for infection (p=0.022) even though consumption of goat milk itself was not associated with an increased risk of infection (OR 1.07).…”

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