Florida Reports 21 E. coli Cases Linked to Keely Farms Raw Milk, Including Six Children and Seven Hospitalizations; Five Vibrio Deaths Confirmed

Florida health officials have reported 21 cases of E. coli and Campylobacter infections linked to the consumption of raw milk from Keely Farms Dairy, a Central Florida farm. Among those affected are six children, with seven hospitalizations and at least two cases experiencing severe complications. The outbreak has been ongoing since January. In a separate but related public health concern, the Florida Department of Health confirmed five deaths due to Vibrio vulnificus infections, a flesh-eating bacterium found in warm marine waters that can also be contracted through seafood consumption. Health authorities have issued warnings against drinking unpasteurized dairy products amid these developments.