Foodborne Disease Prevention and Broiler Chickens with Reduced Campylobacter Infection

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Bahrndorff, Simon ; Rangstrup-Christensen, Lena ; Nordentoft, Steen ; Hald, Birthe
• Description:
  Studies have suggested that flies play a linking role in the epidemiology of Campylobacter spp. in broiler chickens and that fly screens can reduce the prevalence of Campylobacter spp. We examined the year-round and long-term effects of fly screens in 10 broiler chicken houses (99 flocks) in Denmark. Prevalence of Campylobacter spp.-positive flocks was significantly reduced, from 41.4% during 2003-2005 (before fly screens) to 10.3% in 2006-2009 (with fly screens). In fly screen houses, Campylobacter spp. prevalence did not peak during the summer. Nationally, prevalence of Campylobacter spp.-positive flocks in Denmark could have been reduced by an estimated 77% during summer had fly screens been part of biosecurity practices. These results imply that fly screens might help reduce prevalence of campylobacteriosis among humans, which is closely linked to Campylobacter spp. prevalence among broiler chicken flocks.
• Subjects:
  Animals Bacteria Broiler Chickens Campylobacter Campylobacter Infections Campylobacteriosis Campylobacter Spp. Chickens Denmark Flies Fly Screens Foodborne Diseases Gastroenteritis Humans Insect Vectors Intervention Studies Pest Control Poultry Poultry Diseases Prevalence Research

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 19(3):425-430.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  19
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:c18de65ec435c284fc9efa4578e3af29fb2bad46bee9c7defd41da8664c3c023
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18650/cdc_18650_DS1.pdf
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