The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have confirmed that a certain type of food poisoning generally associated with meat and dairy is on the rise in the U.S. The bacteria, called campylobacter, is usually found in chicken and unpasteurized milk and cheese.
CDC food borne illness expert Robert Tauxe spoke with NBC about the bug stating:
"When we look at what has changed between the 2006-2008 period and now, unfortunately nothing has gone down and a couple of infections have gone up," Tauxe explained.
Vibrio infections, which are a less severe relative of cholera, are also on the rise he say:
"Campylobacter has increased 14 percent since 2006-2008 and then there are the much less common Vibrio infections -- and those have increased 43 percent. The warmer it is, the more Vibrios there are," he said. "It grows a lot when the water is warm. It is a problem in the summer much more than in the winter."
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