Occurrence of Campylobacter spp. in poultry meat at retail and processing plants’ levels in Central Italy

Italian Journal of Food Safety

Paola De Santis¹  Stefano Saccares¹  Veronica De Angelis¹  Eda Maria Flores Rodas¹  Ziad Mezher¹  Roberto Condoleo¹  Rita Marcianò² 

[1] Institute for Experimental VeterinaryMedicine of Lazio and Tuscany, Rome;Lazio Region, Veterinary Health Section,Rome;

关键词: Campylobacter;    Poultry meat;    Survey;    Foodborne zoonosis;   

DOI  :  10.4081/ijfs.2016.5495

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Human campylobacteriosis remains the most commonly reported gastrointestinal disease in Europe and Campylobacter (C.) jejuni and C. coli are the two species most frequently involved in such foodborne disease. Based on the sampling plan established in the region of Lazio (Central Italy) the aim of our work was to investigate the occurrence of Campylobacter spp. in poultry meat preparations collected by the local veterinary authority at retail shops and processing plants. We also observed whether various factors such as animal species or type of product affected the isolation rate. Occurrence was significantly lower than previous surveys (12/209, 5.7%) and chicken meat was more contaminated than turkey meat.

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