title: Flies and Campylobacter infection of broiler flocks.
abstract: A total of 8.2% of flies caught outside a broiler house in Denmark had the potential to transmit Campylobacter jejuni to chickens, and hundreds of flies per day passed through the ventilation system into the broiler house. Our study suggests that flies may be an important source of Campylobacter infection of broiler flocks in summer.
authors.affiliation: Danish Institute for Food and Veterinary Research, Department of Poultry, Fish, and Fur Animals, Arhus, Denmark. bha@dfvf.dk
authors.forename: Birthe
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hald
authors.forename: Henrik
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Skovgård
authors.forename: Dang Duong
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Bang
authors.forename: Karl
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pedersen
authors.forename: Jens
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dybdahl
authors.forename: Jørgen B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Jespersen
authors.forename: Morgens
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Madsen
mesh_terms: D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000818:Animals; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D016123:Campylobacter jejuni / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002645:Chickens / Q000382:microbiology*; D004175:Diptera / Q000382:microbiology*; D006799:Housing, Animal; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000382:microbiology*; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D012621:Seasons; D014691:Ventilation