[Source: Eurosurveillance, full text: (LINK). Abstract, edited.]
S Caini<SUP>1</SUP><SUP>,2</SUP>, K Szomor<SUP>3</SUP>, E Ferenczi<SUP>3</SUP>, ? Sz?kelyn? G?sp?r<SUP>4</SUP>, ? Csoh?n<SUP>2</SUP>, K Krisztalovics<SUP>2</SUP>, Z Moln?r<SUP>2</SUP>, J K Horv?th ()<SUP>2</SUP>
Citation style for this article: Caini S, Szomor K, Ferenczi E, Sz?kelyn? G?sp?r ?, Csoh?n ?, Krisztalovics K, Moln?r Z, Horv?th JK. Tick-borne encephalitis transmitted by unpasteurised cow milk in western Hungary, September to October 2011. Euro Surveill. 2012;17(12):pii=20128. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/View...rticleId=20128
Date of submission: 02 March 2012 <HR>In October 2011, a cluster of four tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) cases was identified in Hungary. Initial investigations revealed a possible link with consumption of unpasteurised cow milk sold by a farmer without authorisation. We performed a cohort study including all regular customers of the farmer. Overall, eleven cases (seven confirmed and four suspected) were identified. Customers who had consumed the farmer?s unpasteurised cow milk had more than a two-fold increased risk for being a TBE case, although not at statistically significant level.
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Eurosurveillance, Volume 17, Issue 12, 22 March 2012
Rapid communications
Tick-borne encephalitis transmitted by unpasteurised cow milk in western Hungary, September to October 2011
Rapid communications
Tick-borne encephalitis transmitted by unpasteurised cow milk in western Hungary, September to October 2011
S Caini<SUP>1</SUP><SUP>,2</SUP>, K Szomor<SUP>3</SUP>, E Ferenczi<SUP>3</SUP>, ? Sz?kelyn? G?sp?r<SUP>4</SUP>, ? Csoh?n<SUP>2</SUP>, K Krisztalovics<SUP>2</SUP>, Z Moln?r<SUP>2</SUP>, J K Horv?th ()<SUP>2</SUP>
- European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, National Center for Epidemiology, Budapest, Hungary
- National Reference Laboratory for Viral Zoonoses, National Center for Epidemiology, Budapest, Hungary
- K?rmendi, Őriszentp?teri, Szentgotth?rdi, Vasv?ri Public Health Institute Service; Policy administration service of public health, Vas County Government Office, K?rmend, Hungary
Citation style for this article: Caini S, Szomor K, Ferenczi E, Sz?kelyn? G?sp?r ?, Csoh?n ?, Krisztalovics K, Moln?r Z, Horv?th JK. Tick-borne encephalitis transmitted by unpasteurised cow milk in western Hungary, September to October 2011. Euro Surveill. 2012;17(12):pii=20128. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/View...rticleId=20128
Date of submission: 02 March 2012 <HR>In October 2011, a cluster of four tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) cases was identified in Hungary. Initial investigations revealed a possible link with consumption of unpasteurised cow milk sold by a farmer without authorisation. We performed a cohort study including all regular customers of the farmer. Overall, eleven cases (seven confirmed and four suspected) were identified. Customers who had consumed the farmer?s unpasteurised cow milk had more than a two-fold increased risk for being a TBE case, although not at statistically significant level.
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