The Broad Street pump revisited: dairy farms and an ongoing outbreak of inflammatory bowel disease in Forest, Virginia

    Authors

    E. S. Pierce; S. M. Borowitz;S. A. Naser

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Gut Pathogens

    Keywords

    inflammatory bowel disease; paratuberculosis; cluster; outbreak; aerosolization; fecal-oral waterborne transmission; AVIUM SUBSPECIES PARATUBERCULOSIS; CROHNS-DISEASE; INFECTION; WATER; MYCOBACTERIA; IMPACTS; Gastroenterology & Hepatology; Microbiology

    Abstract

    We report an ongoing outbreak of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease in Forest, Virginia involving 15 unrelated children and teenagers who resided in close proximity to dairy farms. Some of our cases demonstrated serologic evidence of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis infection, suggesting its potential role as an etiologic agent.

    Journal Title

    Gut Pathogens

    Volume

    3

    Publication Date

    1-1-2011

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    5

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000307228300001

    ISSN

    1757-4749

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