US FDA/CFSAN - On The Safety of Raw Milk
(with a word about pasteurization)
May 12, 2005
Schmid et al (1987)
- Reported on their study of C. jejuni infections in one Iowa city (Dubuque) over a twelve-month period.
- Culture-confirmed positives were obtained from 53 people. 46 of those participated in the case-control study performed. 21 of the 46 cases occurred in children less than 10 years of age. The age-specific attack rate was highest for children aged one to four years.
- 15 of the 46 had consumed raw milk in the week before the onset of illness.
- 12 of the 15 who had consumed milk were less than 10.