Epidemiological investigations on<i>Campylobacter jejuni</i>in households with a primary infection

Oosterom, J.; Uyl, C. H. den; Bänffer, J. R. J.; Huisman, J

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“…The consumption of under-cooked meat, particularly poultry, is being increasingly implicated as a cause of sporadic infection (Norkrans & Svedhem, 1982;Severin, 1982) and eating outdoors (barbecues, picnics, etc.) has been found to be a risk factor (Oosterom et al 1984). Unpasteurized milk and other dairy products have also been implicated in many outbreaks and sporadic cases of campylobacter infection (Robinson & Jones, 1981;Jones et al 1981).…”

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Low incidence of campylobacter enteritis in Northern Ireland

Lafong

Bamford

1986

J. Hyg.

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SUMMARYIn a prospective survey carried out over 9 months in 1984 in the Department of Bacteriology, Belfast City Hospital, Campylobacterjejuni* was isolated from 24 out of 1200 faecal specimens (2%) from patients with acute diarrhoea. This isolation rate is much lower than that from other parts of mainland Britain which report an isolation rate of between 8 and 15 %. It is difficult to explain this large discrepancy but the limited availability of unpasteurized milk and the generally worse summer here (fewer barbecues, picnics) may be some reasons to explain this low incidence in N. Ireland.

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Low incidence of campylobacter enteritis in Northern Ireland

Lafong

Bamford

1986

J. Hyg.

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“…An earlier case-control study in households with primary Campylobacter spp. infection in the Netherlands also failed to identify consumption of mutton as risk factor (Oosterom et al, 1984) Finally, people that had consumed mutton were less likely to become ill with Campylobacter spp. infection in a prospective case-control study of campylobacteriosis carried out in Norway (Kapperud et al, 2003).…”

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Scientific Opinion on the public health hazards to be covered by inspection of meat from sheep and goats

2013

EFSA Journal

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A risk ranking process identified Toxoplasma gondii and pathogenic verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) as the most relevant biological hazards for meat inspection of sheep and goats. As these are not detected by traditional meat inspection, a meat safety assurance system using risk-based interventions was proposed. Further studies are required on T. gondii and pathogenic VTEC. If new information confirms these hazards as a high risk to public health from meat from sheep or goats, setting targets at carcass level should be considered. Other elements of the system are risk-categorisation of flocks/herds based on improved Food Chain Information (FCI), classification of abattoirs according to their capability to reduce faecal contamination, and use of improved process hygiene criteria. It is proposed to omit palpation and incision from post-mortem inspection in animals subjected to routine slaughter. For chemical hazards, dioxins and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls were ranked as being of high potential concern. Monitoring programmes for chemical hazards should be more flexible and based on the risk of occurrence, taking into account FCI, which should be expanded to reflect the SUMMARYFollowing a request from the European Commission to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), the Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ) was asked to deliver a Scientific Opinion on the public health hazards to be covered by the inspection of meat from sheep and goats. The Panel was supported by the EFSA Panels on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) and Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW) in the preparation of this Opinion. Briefly, the main risks for public health that should be addressed by meat inspection were identified and ranked; the strengths and weaknesses of the current meat inspection system were evaluated; recommendations were made for inspection methods fit for the purpose of meeting the overall objectives of meat inspection for hazards currently not covered by the meat inspection system; and recommendations for adaptations of inspection methods and/or frequencies of inspections that provide an equivalent level of protection were made. In addition, the implications for animal health and animal welfare of any changes proposed to current inspection methods were assessed.Sheep and goats were considered together, unless otherwise stated. Decision trees were developed and used for priority ranking of biological and chemical hazards present in meat from sheep and goats. For biological hazards the ranking was based on the magnitude of the human health impact, the severity of the disease in humans and the evidence supporting the role of meat from sheep and goats as a risk factor for disease in humans. The assessment was focused on the public health risks that may occur through the handling, preparation for consumption and/or consumption of meat from these species. The term 'priority' was considered more appropriate than 'risk' for categorizing the biological hazards associated with meat from small rumina...

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“…Thermotolerant campylobacter bacteria (Campylobacterjejuni and Campylobacter coli) are among the most common causes of diarrhoeal illness in humans in the industrialized world [1,2]. The bacteria are isolated frequently from poultry as well as from poultry products [3,4], and epidemiological studies have incriminated consumption or handling of poultry products as major risk factors for campylobacter infection [5][6][7][8][9]. Thus, colonization control of campylobacter in poultry is of considerable public health importance.…”

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Epidemiological investigation of risk factors for Campylobacter colonization in Norwegian broiler flocks

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SUMMARYAn epidemiological investigation was conducted to identify risk factors related to hygiene and husbandry practices which determine the introduction of Campylobacter spp. into broiler chicken flocks. All 176 broiler farms in an area in southeastern Norway participated in the study. Each farm was represented by one flock selected at random during a one-year period. The flocks were examined for campylobacter colonization at slaughter, and the flock managers were subsequently interviewed about hygiene and husbandry practices. Campylobacter spp. were recovered from 32 (18%) of the flocks. The proportion of colonized flocks varied geographically and seasonally with a peak in the autumn. The following variables were found to be independently associated with an increased risk of campylobacter colonization using logistic regression analysis: (i) feeding the broilers undisinfected water (odds ratio (OR) = 3-42, P = 0045), (ii) tending other poultry prior to entering the broiler house (OR = 6-43, P = 0O007), (iii) tending pigs before entering the house (OR = 4-86, P = 0O037), (iv) geographic region (Hedmark versus 0stfold county) (OR = 2-91, P = 0-023, (v) season (autumn versus other seasons) (OR = 3*43, P = 0008). Presence of rats on the farm was associated with an increased risk, but this factor did not reach statistical significance (OR = 3-96, P = 0O083). Preventive measures should include disinfection of drinking water and strict hygienic routines when the farm workers enter the rearing room. The results indicate that disinfection of drinking water is the preventive measure most likely to have the greatest impact on the prevalence of campylobacter among broiler chicken flocks in the study area (population attributable fraction = 053).

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Epidemiological investigations onCampylobacter jejuniin households with a primary infection

Cited by 87 publications

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Low incidence of campylobacter enteritis in Northern Ireland

Low incidence of campylobacter enteritis in Northern Ireland

Scientific Opinion on the public health hazards to be covered by inspection of meat from sheep and goats

Epidemiological investigation of risk factors for Campylobacter colonization in Norwegian broiler flocks

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