Epidemiological study on risk factors and risk reducing measures for Campylobacter infections in Dutch broiler flocks

“…The turkey litter was often put in the calf sheds as bedding, and this is a likely vehicle for the transfer of campylobacters from the turkeys to the calves. The presence of farm animals, including cattle and sheep, other than broiler chickens, was found to be independently associated with an increased risk of Campylobacter infection in broiler flocks in an epidemiological investigation of risk factors in Dutch broiler flocks (35).…”

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Use of Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis and Flagellin Gene Typing in Identifying Clonal Groups of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli in Farm and Clinical Environments

Fitzgerald

Stanley

Andrew

et al. 2001

Appl Environ Microbiol

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Although campylobacters have been isolated from a wide range of animal hosts, the association between campylobacters isolated from humans and animals in the farm environment is unclear. We used flagellin gene typing and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) to investigate the genetic diversity among isolates from animals (cattle, sheep, and turkey) in farm environments and sporadic cases of campylobacteriosis in the same geographical area. Forty-eight combined fla types were seen among the 315 Campylobacter isolates studied. Six were found in isolates from all four hosts and represented 50% of the total number of isolates. Seventy-one different SmaI PFGE macrorestriction profiles (mrps) were observed, with 86% of isolates assigned to one of 29 different mrps. Fifty-seven isolates from diverse hosts, times, and sources had an identical SmaI mrp and combined fla type. Conversely, a number of genotypes were unique to a particular host. We provide molecular evidence which suggests a link between campylobacters in the farm environment with those causing disease in the community.

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“…There have been a number of studies of this important topic in recent years, and the environment (16), drinking water (28), and even vertical transmission (10,24) have been suggested as possible sources of flock colonization. Improved farm hygiene measures, such as boot dipping (15) and boot changing (31), which presumably prevent the introduction of Campylobacter spp. from the external environment into a broiler chicken house, can either delay or prevent colonization.…”

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Impact of Transport Crate Reuse and of Catching and Processing on Campylobacter and Salmonella Contamination of Broiler Chickens

Slader

Domingue

Jørgensen

et al. 2002

Appl Environ Microbiol

146

107

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The influence of transport, catching, and processing on contamination of broiler chickens with Salmonella and Campylobacter was investigated. Transport crates were reused with high frequency and were often still contaminated with Salmonella and Campylobacter when they arrived at the farm despite the fact that they were washed at the factory, and thus they were a potential route of infection. These organisms contaminated the feathers of previously Campylobacter-and Salmonella-negative birds going to the processing plant and were isolated from processed carcasses, albeit at a low frequency. The Campylobacter types which were the predominant organisms on the live birds when they arrived at the processing plant were not necessarily the types that were most frequently isolated from processed carcasses. This finding may reflect cross-contamination that occurred during processing or differences in the tolerance of the strains to the hostile environments that the bacteria experienced. The process of catching and putting the birds in crates significantly increased the chance of contamination with Campylobacter (P < 0.001).Human infections with Campylobacter spp. continue to be of international importance, and in England and Wales the number of confirmed cases continues to exceed 50,000 per annum (4). This is in line with the rate of Campylobacter infection in the United States, where the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has estimated that the overall rate of infection is 1,000 cases per 100,000 people (28). Recent work on infectious intestinal disease in England and Wales (30) has indicated that cases are underreported and that the actual number of Campylobacter infections in these countries is likely to be about eight times the published number.Contaminated poultry meat is considered an important vehicle of human infection with Campylobacter (1,14,22,23), and because of the difficulties in controlling the spread of the bacteria in the kitchen (6, 7) and abattoir (17), control on the farm may be more effective. Identification of control measures requires a good understanding of the epidemiology of Campylobacter spp. in poultry meat production. There have been a number of studies of this important topic in recent years, and the environment (16), drinking water (28), and even vertical transmission (10, 24) have been suggested as possible sources of flock colonization. Improved farm hygiene measures, such as boot dipping (15) and boot changing (31), which presumably prevent the introduction of Campylobacter spp. from the external environment into a broiler chicken house, can either delay or prevent colonization. Transport vehicles and crates may be an additional source of contamination between batches of birds and farms (19). Such contamination may be particularly important for the introduction of Campylobacter into previously uninfected flocks during transport or during flock thinning (i.e., the removal of birds to reduce stock density) (12). Newell et al. (21) found that on one occasion carcasses from a Campylob...

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Epidemiological study on risk factors and risk reducing measures for Campylobacter infections in Dutch broiler flocks

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Effect of enhanced biosecurity and selected on-farm factors onCampylobactercolonization of chicken broilers

Effect of enhanced biosecurity and selected on-farm factors onCampylobactercolonization of chicken broilers

Use of Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis and Flagellin Gene Typing in Identifying Clonal Groups of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli in Farm and Clinical Environments

Impact of Transport Crate Reuse and of Catching and Processing on Campylobacter and Salmonella Contamination of Broiler Chickens

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