Salmonella patients who reported raw milk consumption at 6-year highLancaster County affectedThe share of salmonella patients in Pennsylvania who reported consuming raw milk is already higher in 2025 than in any of the previous five years, with the state’s southeast — which includes Lancaster County — seeing the largest impact. This year, 3.4% of people with salmonella reported having drank raw milk, compared with 2.1% in 2024, 0.8% in 2023 and 1.2% in 2022. Adams, Chester, Perry and York counties had no salmonella cases this year in people who reported consuming raw milk. In 2025, 7% of under-18s with salmonella had reported consuming raw milk during the week before they got sick. Raw milk controversyWhile raw milk has documented health risks, some people choose to drink it.