LANSING — Health officials say three Michigan women who reported consuming raw milk have been diagnosed with a rare bacterial infection called Q fever.
The Michigan Department of Community Health says that the raw milk was from a Livingston County farm, where people own shares of cows in exchange for unpasteurized milk products. The department says two Q fever cases were in Washtenaw County and one was in Monroe County.
People can become ill with the bacteria if they inhale barnyard dust particles contaminated by infected animals or consume raw milk. They suffer flulike symptoms, including high fever, headaches, malaise, abdominal pain, chills, vomiting and diarrhea.
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