Experts are puzzled at the rise in cases of Campylobacter — the most common cause of food poisoning.
There were 2,440 official cases notified in the Republic last year, which is a rise of 46.9pc over 2010.
Its largest group of victims are children under four years of age, according to the disease watchdog, the Health Protection Surveillance Centre of Ireland.
It pointed out that the increase in cases has been examined in a range of countries in the past but beyond theories about consumption of poorly cooked poultry no firm explanation for any rise was found.
I was discussing this at a meeting yesterday and we wondered if it was linked to the current economic climate and chicken being a cheaper meat than beef or lamb?
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