Journal article
Foodborne disease prevention and broiler chickens with reduced Campylobacter infection
Studies have suggested that flies play a linking role in the epidemiology of Campylobacter spp. in broiler chickens and that fly screens can reduce the prevalence of Campylobacter spp. We examined the year-round and long-term effects of fly screens in 10 broiler chicken houses (99 flocks) in Denmark.
Prevalence of Campylobacter spp. positive flocks was significantly reduced, from 41.4% during 2003-2005 (before fly screens) to 10.3% in 2006-2009 (with fly screens). In fly screen houses, Campylobacter spp. prevalence did not peak during the summer. Nationally, prevalence of Campylobacter spp. positive flocks in Denmark could have been reduced by an estimated 77% during the summer had fly screens been part of biosecurity practices.
These results imply that fly screens might help reduce prevalence of campylobacteriosis among humans, which is closely linked to Campylobacter spp. prevalence among broiler chicken flocks.
Language: | English |
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Publisher: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Year: | 2013 |
Pages: | 425-430 |
ISSN: | 10806059 and 10806040 |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.3201/eid1903.111593 |
Animals Campylobacter Campylobacter Infections Campylobacter spp. Chickens Denmark Foodborne Diseases Humans Infectious and parasitic diseases Insect Vectors Medicine Pest Control Poultry Poultry Diseases Prevalence R RC109-216 bacteria broiler chickens campylobacteriosis flies fly screens gastroenteritis insect vectors intervention studies poultry