Occurrence of Campylobacter spp. in poultry meat at retail and processing plants’ levels in Central Italy


Submitted: 25 August 2015
Accepted: 11 January 2016
Published: 15 February 2016
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  • Ziad Mezher Institute for Experimental Veterinary Medicine of Lazio and Tuscany, Rome, Italy.
  • Stefano Saccares Institute for Experimental Veterinary Medicine of Lazio and Tuscany, Rome, Italy.
  • Rita Marcianò Lazio Region, Veterinary Health Section, Rome, Italy.
  • Paola De Santis Institute for Experimental Veterinary Medicine of Lazio and Tuscany, Rome, Italy.
  • Eda Maria Flores Rodas Institute for Experimental Veterinary Medicine of Lazio and Tuscany, Rome, Italy.
  • Veronica De Angelis Institute for Experimental Veterinary Medicine of Lazio and Tuscany, Rome, Italy.
  • Roberto Condoleo Institute for Experimental Veterinary Medicine of Lazio and Tuscany, Rome, Italy.
Human campylobacteriosis remains the most commonly reported gastrointestinal disease in Europe and Campylobacter (C.) jejuni and C. coli are the two species most frequently involved in such foodborne disease. Based on the sampling plan established in the region of Lazio (Central Italy) the aim of our work was to investigate the occurrence of Campylobacter spp. in poultry meat preparations collected by the local veterinary authority at retail shops and processing plants. We also observed whether various factors such as animal species or type of product affected the isolation rate. Occurrence was significantly lower than previous surveys (12/209, 5.7%) and chicken meat was more contaminated than turkey meat.

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Mezher Z, Saccares S, Marcianò R, De Santis P, Flores Rodas EM, De Angelis V, Condoleo R. Occurrence of Campylobacter spp. in poultry meat at retail and processing plants’ levels in Central Italy. Ital J Food Safety [Internet]. 2016 Feb. 15 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];5(1). Available from: https://www.pagepressjournals.org/ijfs/article/view/ijfs.2016.5495

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