Research – Poultry as a Reservoir for Foodborne Disease

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This article by Frieda Jorgensen and Caroline Willis first appeared in Microbiologist Vol 15 No. 1, March 2014.

Poultry and poultry products are recognized as the most significant source of human Campylobacter and Salmonella infections in the developed world, including the UK. Outbreak investigations and case-control studies investigating risk-factors and transmission routes have identified poultry meat and eggs as major sources of infection. However, non-foodborne routes such as animal contact, and occupational or recreational exposure, are also important.