Are the birds feeding you Campylobacter?
During May and June 1992 there was a marked increase in reports of campylobacter infections compared with other years. Several affected patients mentioned they had been drinking milk from bottles previously pecked by birds. A case control study was initiated to investigate whether there was any significant association. It was concluded that drinking milk pecked by birds was associated significantly with subsequent campylobacter infection.
McElroy
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Department of Public Health Medicine, Northern Health and Social Services Board, Ballymena.
Smyth
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D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds / Q000382:microbiology*; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000635:transmission*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004199:Disease Vectors; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D016555:Matched-Pair Analysis; D008892:Milk / Q000382:microbiology*; D009660:Northern Ireland / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance