Persistent environmental reservoirs on farms as risk factors for Campylobacter in commercial poultry

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 140, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 916-924

  Ellis Iversen, J ^a   Ridley, A ^b   Morris, V ^c   Sowa, A ^c   Harris, J ^c   Atterbury, R ^c   Sparks, N ^d   Allen, V ^c  

^a Department of Epidemiology Surveillance and Risk   (United Kingdom)

^b VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Campylobacter; control; environment; poultry; reservoir

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CAMPYLOBACTER ENTERITIS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; INFECTION RISK; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; POULTRY FARMING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CATTLE; CHICKENS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DOGS; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; POULTRY DISEASES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84859321127     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095026881100118X     Document Type: Article

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