Flies and<i>Campylobacter</i>Infection of Broiler Flocks

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Birthe Hald

Henrik Skovgård · Danish Academy of Technical Sciences

Dang Duong Bang

Karl Pedersen

Jens Dybdahl

Jørgen B. Jespersen · Danish Academy of Technical Sciences

Mogens Madsen

Abstract

A total of 8.2% of flies caught outside a broiler house in Denmark had the potential to transmit Campylobacter jejuni to chickens, and hundreds of flies per day passed through the ventilation system into the broiler house. Our study suggests that flies may be an important source of Campylobacter infection of broiler flocks in summer.

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Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology Insect and Pesticide Research Food Safety and Hygiene

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Published in: Emerging infectious diseases

Volume 10, Issue 8, pp. 1490-1492

DOI: 10.3201/eid1008.040129

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Flies and<i>Campylobacter</i>Infection of Broiler Flocks

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