Italian Journal of Food Safety (Dec 2009)

SURVEY ON CAMPYLOBACTER SPP. PREVALENCE IN BROILER CHICKENS SLAUGHTERED IN EMILIA-ROMAGNA REGION

  • G. Rugna,
  • G Merialdi,
  • L Bardasi,
  • S Bassi,
  • S. Dell’Anna,
  • M.C. Fontana,
  • G. Galletti,
  • P. Massi,
  • A Santi,
  • M. Tamba

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2009.6.27
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1, no. 6
pp. 27 – 31

Abstract

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Thermophilic Campylobacter spp. have been recognised as a major cause of foodborne infections in many countries throughout the world. Poultry meat is the most common source for foodborne cases of human campylobacteriosis. An European baseline study (Dec. 516/07/UE) was carried out in the year 2008 with the aim of determining the prevalence of Campylobacter spp. in broiler chickens and the contamination level on the broiler carcasses. One hundred broiler flocks were sampled in 4 poultry slaughterhouses in Emilia Romagna and 52% (IC 95%: 41,8%-62,1%) were positive for Campylobacter jejuni/coli. The prevalence of thermophylic Campylobacter on carcasses was 26,0% (IC 95%: 17,7%- 35,7%) and it was correlated to finding of these bacteria in the broilers’ gut (O.R.: 3,8; I.C. 95%: 1,4-9,9).

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