Campylobacter fetus foodborne illness outbreak in the elderly

• DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1194243
• Publication Date: 2023-07-06T16:46:12Z
• Authors: Gaspard Grouteau; Cédric Mignonat; Bruno Marchou; Guillaume Martin-...; Olivier Glass; Claire Roubaud-Ba...; Pauline Lansalot-...; Simon Alik; Laurent Balardy; Thomas De Nadaï; Lucie Bénéjat; Quentin Jehanne; Alain Le Coustumier; Philippe Lehours
• Keywords: Campylobacter fetus; Bacteremia; Campylobacter coli; Pasteurization

In June 2021, a cluster of seven cases Campylobacter fetus infections occurred in rehabilitation center and caused significant morbidity elderly patients including five with bacteremia two osteoarticular medical device infections. The genetic identity identified by whole genome sequencing the different strains confirms common source. This foodborne illness outbreak may have resulted from consumption unpasteurized dairy products, such as cow's raw milk cheese resulting farm-to-fork strategy.