Mexico/USA Border: Rare Bacteria Causes Severe Illness

By Larry Habegger and Andrew Davis | Permalink | No Comments | August 1st, 2011 | Trackback

A rare illness that can lead to nerve damage and paralysis has been identified in a small group of cases along the U.S.-Mexico border in Yuma County, Arizona and Sonora, Mexico. Guillian-Barré Syndrome—the identified illness—generally infects only about 1 in 100,000 people, making the 24 identified cases in such close proximity a cause for concern. The outbreak has been linked to Campylobacter bacteria, a common diarrheal food-borne illness typically caused by eating raw or undercooked poultry or meat, unpasteurized milk or contaminated water. The U.S. and Mexico are conducting a bi-national investigation into the matter, watching for more infections.

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