The number of broiler flocks positive for Campylobacter in Norway increased in 2023 but is still at low levels, according to the latest data.
Surveillance in 2023 showed that 128 flocks, or 6.1 percent, were positive for Campylobacter.
This is from tests on broiler flocks slaughtered before 51 days of
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Belgium has joined a pilot project looking at the accuracy of Salmonella testing in poultry flocks.
The Netherlands received permission from the European Commission to study to what extent initial positive Salmonella results can be confirmed during verification testing.
Belgium is adopting the protocol from the trial in the Netherlands
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Public health officials in Sweden have noted an increase in the number of people falling ill with Campylobacter infections this month.
The rise coincides with an increase in Campylobacter in broiler flocks since the end of July, according to Folkhalsomyndigheten (Public Health Agency of Sweden).
This agency, regional infection control
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Campylobacter types found in fresh chicken often matched those from ill people showing poultry is still a common source of infection in Sweden.
Researchers studied the genetic similarity between Campylobacter from retail chicken meat and in infected people. It is the third year the Public Health Agency (Folkhälsomyndigheten) and Swedish
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A project led by the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, has developed a test method to improve the likelihood of identifying Campylobacter-positive chicken flocks.
Being able to identify Campylobacter-positive flocks before they arrive at the slaughterhouse allows them to be slaughtered after the negative flocks to avoid cross-contamination
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The level of Campylobacter in Swedish poultry for meat production is at an all-time low, according to the Swedish Poultry Meat Association.
The group claims the presence of Campylobacter in poultry meat in 2019 declined from the year before with a calculated average from sampling of 4.6 percent of positive
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A study on Campylobacter in Norwegian broiler flocks older than 50 days at slaughter has indicated age and outdoor access are important risk factors.
The research work in 2018 shows that 43.3 percent of flocks tested positive for Campylobacter jejuni when sampled at slaughter. Broilers more than 50 days of
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Cross-contamination during transportation and slaughter of poultry plays an important role for Campylobacter, according to researchers.
The study investigated the prevalence of Campylobacter in birds from three farms at different ages and corresponding carcasses and poultry products, as well as the effect of certain stages in the poultry slaughter process.
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Denmark found Salmonella in 2.7 percent of chicken flocks that lay eggs last year which is above the limit set by the European Commission to qualify for special conditions.
Fødevarestyrelsen (The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration) found Salmonella in 12 out of 454 tested chicken flocks that supply eggs to
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Despite Salmonella being the most common illness-causing foodborne bacteria in the U.S. food system, still very little is known about the precise processes through which the bacterium contaminates and transmits among its most pervasive carriers: chickens. New research from the University of Arkansas, however, is aiming to bridge the gap
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