title: Campylobacter control in poultry by current intervention measures ineffective: urgent need for intensified fundamental research.
abstract: Campylobacter-contaminated poultry meat is an important source of foodborne gastroenteritis and poses a serious health burden in industrialized countries. Broiler chickens are commonly regarded as a natural host for this pathogen and infected birds carry a very high Campylobacter load in their gastrointestinal tract, especially the ceca. This results in contaminated carcasses during processing. While hygienic measures at the farm and control measures during carcass processing can have some effect on the reduction of Campylobacter numbers on the retail product, intervention at the farm level by reducing colonization of the ceca should be taken into account in the overall control policy. This review gives an up-to-date overview of suggested on-farm control measures to reduce the prevalence and colonization of Campylobacter in poultry.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium. david.hermans@ugent.be
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hermans
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Van Deun
authors.forename: Winy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Messens
authors.forename: An
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martel
authors.forename: Filip
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Van Immerseel
authors.forename: Freddy
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Haesebrouck
authors.forename: Geertrui
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rasschaert
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Heyndrickx
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pasmans
mesh_terms: D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000818:Animals; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002167:Campylobacter; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000662:veterinary*; D002645:Chickens; D006801:Humans; D008460:Meat / Q000382:microbiology*; D011200:Poultry; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019936:Probiotics / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D001428:Bacterial Vaccines